Female consort [Gl]

[69] Ascension

Qiu Che must be protected."

"How dare you!" Li Shi shouted angrily, "Whether to protect him or not depends on whether I am willing to do so! What do you mean! I am sending an army to punish you, and you dare to use this gold medal to threaten me directly! Don't forget, this gold medal was given to you by me!"

"Father, please be patient." Li Qingwu smiled, and under Li Shi's gaze, he calmly put the gold medal back in his hand. "Your Majesty, I know that your Majesty is now anxious about how to deal with the prince consort, and I also know what your Majesty is worried about. In this case, and it has come to this, why don't you listen to me?"

Li Shi looked unhappy, but still sat back: "...speak."

"Your Majesty does not want to lose a talented person because of this kind of thing, nor does he want to be accused of being blind...Then in your opinion, the prince consort must stay."

"Not only must he stay, but he must stay openly and gloriously."

Li Shi laughed angrily, and the word "stupid" was almost written on his face. "Now there is no substantial evidence for her to sue the Qiu family. Tell me, how can I keep her? She dares to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor, which is a crime that cannot be punished! It would not be excessive for me to chop off ten of her heads!"

"Father is afraid of Prime Minister Wu, and also of the Empress Dowager," Li Qingwu said lightly, as if she didn't care about his attitude and contemptuous expression at all, "You must know that once the balance of power of the son-in-law is removed, not only will Father lose a right-hand man, but it is also a disguised suppression of the power of the Empress Dowager... Prime Minister Wu will also become more powerful because of this."

"Now that the Southern Barbarians are pressing on, and the war is imminent... The court cannot have any more disturbances. Once Prime Minister Wu gains power, he will only become more arrogant, and no one can suppress his arrogance... Does Father really want to see such a situation? Wasn't it for this that Father carefully cultivated the son-in-law to this point?"

She brought out these twists and turns that should have been lingering in the minds of politicians, and said them all in front of Li Shi.

Li Shi's expression changed and his face looked bad.

But he had to admit that Li Qingwu was right.

"I don't know when you became so sensitive about court affairs."

Li Qingwu met his meaningful gaze and remained calm: "There are still many things that father doesn't know."

Li Shi stared at her for a moment, but he didn't see her lower her head to show obedience, and he felt a little unhappy.

He retracted his gaze and said coldly: "That sounds nice, but do you think I don't know? It's only because Qiu Che is dead that you can't escape the disaster, so you come here in a hurry to plead for her?"

Li Qingwu lowered his eyes, bowed, but his back was straight from beginning to end: "Father, you misunderstood. Personally, your son and I are husband and wife. As the saying goes, a husband and wife once a day are bound by a hundred days of grace. In this situation, if I don't save you, I would be heartless. Publicly, as your daughter and the eldest princess of Daxia, I should share your worries and solve the country's problems."

"If I avoid you this time, or if I add insult to injury to your son-in-law, wouldn't it be a loss of face for you? After all, I am the eldest princess. I represent the attitude of the royal family towards people. I can't be careless."

These words were flawless and beautiful.

Li Shi's face looked much better. He snorted coldly, "After getting married, you speak much more cleverly than before... Did Qiu Che teach you?"