FSC [QT] Chapter 96.1

“Young Master Ling.”

The Fifth Prince, Li Chenghe, did not arrogantly accept Ling Zihuai’s plea of ​​apology. In fact, although he was the fifth prince, in the Emperor’s heart, he might not be as important as Ling Zihuai, the eldest son who was born in the Marquis of Changping Mansion.

His biological mother was just a humble palace maid, and he was just the product of the drunken emperor.

The biological mother of the Fifth Prince was not very good-looking. Before being favored by the Emperor, she was just a palace maid cleaning the Yeting Palace.

One night when Emperor Qian was drunk, he became very sexually interested. When passing by Yeting Palace, he picked up a palace maid and favored her on the spot.

When Emperor Qian sobered up, he felt humiliated when he saw the mediocre woman beside him. He threw up his sleeves and left Yeting Palace, leaving this woman behind.

Who would have known that in just one night, the palace maid would become pregnant with a dragon fetus?

Emperor Qian didn’t have many heirs, so in the end, the palace maid made a promise, that even if the other party gave birth to a prince, she would never be promoted.

Then the Fifth Prince was adopted by Noble Concubine Jiang, who was still a concubine at the time, as soon as he was born.

However, shortly after adopting the Fifth Prince, Noble Concubine Jiang became pregnant with the Seventh Prince, Li Chengyu. By then, in Noble Concubine Jiang’s palace, the Fifth Prince was like an invisible person.

Especially as the Fifth Prince grew older, his appearance became more and more similar to that of his mediocre mother.

As soon as Emperor Qian saw his face, he would think of his drunken mishap. He became more and more displeased with him.

As long as it was not on some occasions that the prince must attend, he did not even want this prince to appear in front of his eyes.

The emperor’s attitude was how others treated the prince. Whether in the court or in the harem, the Fifth Prince was used to being treated coldly by others.

There were only a few people like Ling Zihuai who came from an extraordinary background but still showed respect to him.

The Old Marquis of Changping was an important minister during the Great Ancestor¹太祖, tài​zǔ: Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty). period.

After his death to save the Great Ancestor, the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion was favored by successive emperors. Not only was the title of Marquis inherited for three generations, but he was also rewarded with many gold and silver treasures.

However, this was not as prominent as the heavy troops that the Old Marquis of Changping controlled when he was still alive.

Many people thought that the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion was glamorous on the surface, but in fact, it had declined.

But the Fifth Prince did not think so.

The Great Ancestor was not a broad-minded emperor. This could be seen from the fact that after he secured the throne, he vigorously eradicated the meritorious officials who previously supported him.

Before the death of the Old Marquis of Changping, he had 100,000 soldiers in his hands. If he was still alive, when the Great Ancestor attacked the old meritorious officials, he would definitely be the first target to be operated on.

But the Old Marquis of Changping died, and he died to save the Great Ancestor. Before the Old Marquis of Changping died of his injuries, he even submitted a memorial, stating that his youngest son had no talent for commanding troops and asked the emperor to take back the military power.

The fact that the title of Marquis of Changping could be inherited for three generations was inseparable from this memorial.

From then on, the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion was truly removed from the emperor’s list of things to be afraid of.

The performance of the second-generation Marquis of Changping was mediocre, but because of his father’s influence, he was honored and favored throughout his life.

The Fifth Prince doubted whether the other party’s mediocrity was an act, because at that time, it would not be a good thing for the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion to produce another successor as outstanding as the Old Marquis of Changping.

Because at that time, the Old Marquis of Changping’s prestige in the army had not disappeared yet. Even if his military power was handed over, there were still many soldiers in the army who were the Old Marquis of Changping’s old subordinates.

They might respect the Old Marquis of Changping more than the emperor, so the second generation Marquis of Changping kept a low profile and bided his time to train the next generation to be civil officials.

The current Marquis of Changping, Ling Yaodong, was the favorite eldest son of the late Marquis of Changping and was also a bangyan²榜眼, bǎng​yǎn: a candidate who got second rank in the Han-lin examination. during Emperor Qian’s seventeenth year.

Because of the knowledge of the Marquis of Changping, and his own talents, he was appreciated by Emperor Qian and entrusted with important tasks.

At this time, the old subordinates of the Old Marquis of Changping had long since passed away, and the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion no longer posed any threat to the imperial power.

The current Marquis of Changping Ling Yaodong appeared at just the right time to re-enter the political center of the Li Dynasty as the last generation of three generations of hereditary succession.

 

 

 

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