I traveled through time just for the jade hairpin, I never wanted to be the queen

He Tingxi was stunned for a moment, then sneered.

"He didn't feel guilty towards me, but he didn't want to die a miserable death. At least if he committed suicide, he would have a complete body."

"Yes." Shi Hui did not refute.

"I was negligent when I went out to pay tribute to the brother who sacrificed his life for me that day. I didn't expect He Jingcheng would actually kill me, so I took two people out with me. Fortunately, God didn't let me go." He Tingxi sighed.

"Then, Your Highness, are you showing weakness by pretending that your knees are injured and you can't walk upright?" Shi Hui asked.

He Tingxi smiled coldly when he heard this.

"If you want to successfully defeat a person, you must first make him swell up, become arrogant, and think that he is invincible. If I pretend to be paralyzed, he will gradually feel that I am no threat to him, and naturally relax his vigilance. When that happens, we will seize the opportunity and strike with a fatal blow."

Shi Hui was overjoyed, gave a thumbs up and praised: "Your Highness, great."

He Tingxi's lips curled up slightly, and he continued: "I just came back from the war, and I haven't established a firm foothold in the court yet, so I'll keep a low profile for now."

"Yes."

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凌府

After Ling Chuchen returned home, she immediately went to talk to Mrs. He and told her everything she knew.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. He was furious.

After Ling Xiu came back from the palace, she took Ling Chuchen to the study to complain to Ling Xiu.

As soon as she saw Ling Xiu, Madam He burst into tears and shouted, "Master, you have to make the decision for Chu Chen."

"Dad, you have to make the decision for your daughter." Ling Chuchen also shouted in a pretentious manner.

"Why are you crying like this?" Ling Xiu asked anxiously when he saw her.

"Isn't it Xiyue?"

Madam He walked up to Ling Xiu and said angrily, "Xiyue, in order to prevent Chuchen from being chosen as the eldest prince's consort, you actually put a bug on Chuchen, which frightened Chuchen and caused her to be eliminated."

"That's right. The most hateful thing is that she was actually selected and will soon become the Crown Prince's consort. And I have nothing." Ling Chuchen said gritting his teeth.

After listening to the "complaints" from Mrs. He and Ling Chuchen, Ling Xiu shook his head helplessly.

"When you learn about the eldest prince's condition, you will be glad that you were not selected." Ling Xiu's expression became serious.

Madam He was startled and asked anxiously, "What do you mean? What happened to the eldest prince?"

Ling Xiu looked at Madam He, then moved his gaze to Ling Chuchen. He asked, "The eldest prince was attacked some time ago and his knees were severely injured. I'm afraid he won't be able to recover in the future. Do you still want to marry such an eldest prince?"

"Both knees are seriously injured? Isn't that equivalent to paralysis?" Ling Chuchen said in horror.

"That means you'll have to sit in a wheelchair from now on and won't be able to walk upright like a normal person," Ling Xiu explained.

Ling Chuchen was stunned for a moment, then she couldn't help laughing, "Doesn't that mean my sister is marrying a paralyzed person?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. He, who was standing next to her, saw this and hurriedly nudged Ling Chuchen's arm with her elbow to remind her.

When Ling Chuchen saw this, he stopped laughing and lowered his head slightly.

But it was still difficult to conceal the joy on his face.

Ling Xiu looked at Ling Chuchen and shook his head helplessly. He deliberately asked, "So, you want to regain your status as the eldest prince's consort?"

Ling Chuchen was stunned, then waved his hands quickly.

"No, no. Such a good status should be left to my sister, right?"

Ling Xiu smiled helplessly, and then he looked at Madam He, "What about you? Do you still want it back?"

"No, no." Mrs. He responded quickly.

"If not, then leave." Ling Xiu sent them away, not wanting to talk anymore.

"Yes."

Mrs. He took Ling Chuchen's hand and hurried out of the study.

After Madam He and the others had gone far away, Ling Xiu shouted to the outside world, "Go and ask the young lady to come over."

"Yes."

On the way, Mrs. He and Ling Chuchen couldn't help laughing when they thought of Ling Xiyue.

"Chu Chen, it's a good thing that you were not selected. The eldest prince is paralyzed and will definitely not be able to inherit the throne in the future. There is no point in marrying him." Madam He said with a smile.

"I feel happy to see Ling Xiyue marrying a useless man. She has come to this day." Ling Chuchen also said with a smile.

"Yes, I always felt uneasy because I didn't kill her that day, but seeing the ending today, I still feel very comfortable. Marrying a useless person can't help her, and naturally can't help Ling Junqi. Now, Ling Junqi is our number one target, and I must let my sons inherit all the family business."

As Madam He spoke, her eyes became unusually cold.

Ling Chuchen looked at the "ambitious" Madam He, and she nodded in response: "Yes, that's right, they are legitimate sons and daughters, and so are my brothers and I. Why only give it to them? On what basis?"

"That's right. Why?" Mrs. He said as a matter of course.

study

Ling Xiyue came to Ling Xiu's study alone. After she bowed, she asked, "Father, why did you call your daughter here?"

"His Majesty has already informed me of your marriage." Ling Xiu went straight to the point.

"Okay, Your Majesty, what are the arrangements? Have you set a date?" Ling Xiyue asked curiously.

"Not yet. The wedding date is a big deal. We need to calculate the birth dates of you and the eldest prince before we can decide. We have to wait a while. I will let you know when the date is set."

"Okay, my daughter understands."

Ling Xiu looked at Ling Xiyue with eyes full of heartache. He asked, "I heard that you took the initiative to marry the eldest prince, is that right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Ling Xiyue nodded.

"The eldest prince gave you the right to choose. You can completely give up. Look, everyone who ran for election with you has given up. You should give up too. The eldest prince and the others won't blame you. Why do you still want to choose the eldest prince?" Ling Xiu complained, and then he sighed.

Looking at Ling Xiu's earnest look, Ling Xiyue scratched her head.

I thought to myself: Oh, I can't tell him the real reason, right? So what excuse should I make?

After thinking for a moment, Ling Xiyue said, "Father, actually, marrying the eldest prince has its advantages. At least he can't take concubines anymore, so he can only have me as his woman. Isn't that good?"

Ling Xiu was confused when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Why can't he take a concubine?"

Ling Xiyue was also confused by Ling Xiu's question and asked back, "Isn't he paralyzed? He's already not good enough in that aspect, so why does he want to take a concubine? Isn't it completely unnecessary?"

"What aspect are you talking about? Which aspect do you mean..."

Ling Xiu muttered to this point, and then he suddenly realized, he asked: "You don't think he can't...can't have children?"

"Isn't it? If you are paralyzed, you naturally can't have children anymore." Ling Xiyue responded as a matter of course.

Ling Xiu was petrified. He stared at Ling Xiyue for a long time before he came to his senses.

"Xiyue, the eldest prince only suffered serious injuries to his knees. There is no problem with other aspects. He can still have children." After Ling Xiu said this, he sighed helplessly.