Chapter 21:
Lord Li Ling was waiting for his reply, and when he heard Ding Ning answer in such a manner, he couldn't help but be taken aback.
Could it be that a place like Wutong Fall was so lowly that this young man from the wine shop didn't even know what kind of person he really was?
His brows furrowed slightly, and he was searching for how to speak.
However, Ding Ning had already seen through what was going on in his mind, and calmly said, "There's no need to think about introducing me to what exactly your status is, I know that as long as you say a word, you can easily fill this wine store of mine with gold, and also as long as you say a word, at least hundreds of cultivators can immediately cut off their own heads and go to their deaths for you."
"Then why... since you refused so dryly, there should always be a reason."
The Li Ling Jun didn't have any expression of anger, he merely looked at Ding Ning with a somewhat curious gaze and said mildly, "I thought you would at least discuss this with Miss Gongsun and listen to some of her opinions."
Ding Ning shook his head and said, "I don't need to listen to her opinion when I said that there's no way I'd agree to it, and as for the reason... do you really want me to spell out the reason here?"
Li Ling Jun's demeanor did not change as he said calmly and gently, "But there is no harm in saying it."
The spectators in the nearby streets and alleys all stared in silence as well, wanting to hear exactly what reason Ding Ning had uttered.
Without hesitation, Ding Ning said seriously, "Your father, the emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty, has reigned for thirty-two years. In these thirty-two years, as far as we outsiders know, he has had a total of sixty-five concubines, an average of one more than two a year. With these concubines, he gave birth to seventeen princes and twenty-three princesses. So your father, these years have been quite busy."
When the surrounding spectators heard Ding Ning say this, their first thoughts were that you dare to say it as well, although the entire world knew that Emperor Wu Lie Wang of Chu was greedy for beauty, and usually everyone talked about it quite a bit, it was too much to wait to replace him with his own body, however, to say this directly in front of someone else's son right now, it seemed that there was always something that couldn't be said about it.
Li Ling Jun's eyebrows also slightly raised, his voice slightly sunk and said, "A gentleman is not bound by petty rules, no one is perfect, even if there are many things that Father King can't do, it still doesn't prevent him from becoming a great king."
His words sounded reasonable to those around him.
Although Emperor Chu's lust was known to the whole world, however, he was likewise a powerful cultivator and strong ruler, during these thirty-two years of his reign, the Great Chu Dynasty fought in the south and the north, none of which had suffered any major losses, and now that the Great Chu Dynasty was in the ascendant, the number of famous cultivators was much greater than that of the Great Qin Dynasty, and even the things used by the Great Chu Dynasty on a daily basis were more exquisite than that of other dynasties, and even some of the garments and ornaments were imitations of the various dynasties' Object.
It was just that Ding Ning didn't argue with him about anything at all.
He just looked at Li Ling Jun, calmly continued: "I heard that your father, the concubines he favored, all of them are not the most beautiful on earth, and each has its own characteristics, some are proficient in music and rhythm, some long-sleeved and good dancers, some are exceptionally understanding, and there is even a special special good at cooking food. Only in so many concubines, his favorite is still the former Zhao Xiangfei from the Zhao Dynasty."
Hearing the words "Concubine Zhao Xiang", the depths of Lord Li Ling's eyes were slightly cold, but his face remained calm and gentle.
He simply maintained an elegant silence.
"What exactly is he going to say?"
The spectators in the surrounding streets were yet more curious.
Zhao Xiangfei is also a topic that Qin people often talk about when they gossip, this legendary woman was born in the Zhao Dynasty's declining noble family, it is said that she was born with a charming bone, is the world's number one enchanting beauty, covered in soft incense, her skin is tender and smooth like curdled milk, and she is also proficient in some of the secret arts of the room, even if Emperor Chu is lustful, these years are also fascinated by him, half of the major events in the dynasty are almost all decided by her, it can be said that it's the current Chu Dynasty, in addition to Emperor Chu's number one powerful person. The first number of powerful people in the Chu dynasty.
In the Chu dynasty, the vast majority of people to Zhao Xiangfei is both fear and hate, secretly called generally for "Zhao Demon Princess".
That is, in Changling, ordinary young people dare to directly talk about her name, if in Chu, ordinary young people dare to talk about her things, I'm afraid that the next day has been sunk in a river.
"Although your father has many children at his knee, it is just that between him and this concubine, who is his favorite, he has been childless. I don't know if it's because your father isn't quite satisfied with all the current princes, or if he wants to wait for her son to appear, so your Da Chu Dynasty hasn't even named a prince until now." Ding Ning did not look the slightest bit intimidated either, and simply calmly continued.
"Li Ling Jun, you have had a good reputation in Changling all these years, and I'm sure that if you people in Da Chu aren't blind, you won't fail to see your talents."
"If you return to him now, he should not hate you as much as he did before."
"And if you were to appear in his sight with a woman who amazes even him, the outcome would be very different again."
"Judging by your father's past disposition, he probably wouldn't even care that the woman had anything to do with you, and by taking your beloved consort, he might instead feel some guilt towards you."
"Consort Zhao Xiang has no children at her knees, if your father set someone else as the Crown Prince, there will eventually be a time in the future when she loses her power, and I'm afraid that anyone in her position will not want that day to come."
"She is childless, and you are now motherless, and you are an authentic prince, so you and her are a perfect match."
"If she is willing to speak up for you, and if you are not so detestable in your father's eyes, then everything could change."
"You could very well become the Crown Prince of the Great Chu Dynasty and eventually become an emperor as great as your father. And I don't know what crown prince he doesn't want to see will come to our Changling to take your place."
The autumn wind was still blowing, yet every corner building in the entire street seemed to have suddenly become very cold.
The vast majority of the spectators were ragtag people without much insight, it was just that Ding Ning's narration was extremely organized and extremely clear, and even they had heard it thoroughly.
Just this kind of big event, could it really be put on the streets like this and blatantly spoken out?
Ding Ning...this boldness was also a little too big.
It also seemed to be a little too inconsiderate of Lord Li Ling's feelings.
However, after feeling shocked, these spectators could not help but feel proud and pleased.
No matter how outstanding or powerful Lord Yeuling is, he is still just a Chu.
Why should the Qin people care about the feelings of the Chu people.
This performance of Ding Ning was the performance of a true Qin man.
......
There was still no element of anger or shock on Lord Li Ling's face, but his brows were deeply furrowed.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Ding Ning, saying seriously, "If everything is as you say, if I truly have the potential to become the ruler of the Great Chu Dynasty, then would it not be more appropriate for you to consider my request?"
"To become one of your father's concubines?"
Upon hearing such words, Ding Ning's face was the one that began to envelop in a layer of frost.
The arrival of Lord Li Ling and Chen Mo Li had originally disrupted his plans, and he had not been very happy about it, it was just that his consistent patience had allowed him to know that calmly going about making changes and redesigns was far more important than being unnecessarily angry.
Now he was genuinely upset.
"That's still a rare encounter in your opinion? That we should thank you for your promotion and reward, and finally have the possibility of a future in fine clothes? Are we really as lowly as you think?"
He looked coldly at Li Ling Jun and said slowly and clearly, "We are now staying well in Changling, do you think that I would let my sister-in-law follow you and do such a thing for such a possibility?"
Li Ling Jun's face was still calm, but the bottom of his eyes burned as he said calmly, "To seek a country with one person is not only a rare encounter, but you don't care and aren't interested in it, but others might feel that it's something meaningful, and it's better than being a wine maker here and ending up marrying a merchant woman."
"You are insulting my sister-in-law."
Ding Ning laughed as he looked at Li Lingjun and said with incomparable seriousness, "Look at me already... my sister-in-law is even more high and mighty than I am, and what I can't look at, she's certainly even less likely to look at."
What he said was completely true.
Changsun Shaxue was, indeed, even more high-minded and lonely than most people imagined.
The entire pupils of Li Ling Jun's eyes seemed to be on fire, but he still did not lose his temper.
"In that case, it is really a disturbance."
He bowed slightly and saluted earnestly before turning around with gentle elegance and walking towards his carriage.
"There are some opportunities that pass by in a flash and cannot come back in a lifetime, but if you don't seize them, when you end up old, but I'm afraid that you will sigh that this life of yours is not exciting enough."
Li Ling Jun had the demeanor of a gentleman, but Chen Mo Li was ultimately unhappy with his intentions, he tightly gripped the hilt of his own sword, his knuckles whitening from the exertion, and as he turned to leave, he sighed softly as if he were talking to himself with this sentence.
"This life of mine, will it not be exciting enough?"
"I'd rather hope to be a bit more ordinary, not too exciting."
Hearing these words of his as if he were speaking to himself, Ding Ning smiled unspeakably bitterly and said softly in his heart.
......
As the curtains of the car drooped down, isolating the outside world from the outside world, Lord Li Ling's face became bleak and cold.
He was certain that Ding Ning was definitely a true genius.
Just based on some rumors in the streets, this young teenager from the wine store possessed such a clear and terrifying judgment, and even saw the general situation of the distant Chu Dynasty even more clearly than he did.
However, when a genius cannot be used for him, it is particularly detestable.
Moreover, a genius who could not be used by him would most likely be a future enemy.
The carriage had already begun to move.
The wheels ran over the stone road, and the carriage lurched slightly.
He closed his eyes, his cold face becoming even colder.
The conversation he had just had had awakened him to many things, and had also made him once again clearly realize how urgent this matter was.
Because Ding Ning did not know and he knew that his father, the powerful and beauty-hungry Emperor of the Da Chu Dynasty, was already beginning to deteriorate physically.
The mountains and rivers were far away, and the road back home was so difficult and long.
However, even if the road is far, can not extinguish the flame in his heart.
