THE LING TIAN LEGEND
episode 214

Long Xiang was pleased with how he finally found a way to defuse the situation. This should be able to calm your Ling Family, right? I just gave you my beloved daughter, how honorable this is! Long Xiang was very confident in his heart, and thus, his tone was filled with confidence when he asked Old Madam Ling.

Such good fortune was something that not even many government officials dared to dream of! Why did the Ling Family reject him? Furthermore, wasn't it a great honor for the Emperor to personally appoint a marriage? Even because of the Emperor's face, they all must definitely thank him with glee.

As Long Xiang said that, everyone in the room was shocked by Yang Xue's completely changed face. The reason why he dared to take the risk was because he was sure the Emperor would definitely consider the bigger picture and not deal with him at the moment. As time went on, he would definitely be able to reduce this matter to zero with the help of his Yang Family! At most, he only needed to compensate the Ling Family. But at that time, he would have already stabilized his position in the palace! He was completely unperturbed by how Ling Tian and Old Madam Ling were so arrogant. He was sure the Emperor would definitely help him clean up the mess. The only thing he never expected was that the Emperor would actually bind the Ling Family to clean up this mess! If Princess JiaoYue was to marry Ling Tian, Ling Ran's position would definitely increase. As long as Ling Ran was able to give birth to a prince, and if he became the crown prince, the Ling Family would definitely remain loyal and fully supportive of the imperial family. At that time, he and the Yang Family would…

As for Princess JiaoYue, who was secretly staring at Ling Tian, she felt a bomb explode in her head as she almost instinctively wanted to reject her father. However, for some strange reason, he began to feel excitement as he looked at Ling Tian's back. His eyes looked puzzled as his heart was completely muddled, not knowing what he was thinking. He also did not know whether he was happy or worried, as he thought about his broad chest, sturdy arms, and dense charisma…

Ling Tian's face also changed. Although he had a good impression of Princess JiaoYue, it was only a fraternal love. Furthermore, Ling Tian was from the 21st century and he was very disgusted by the idea of marrying his cousin. He never imagined that Long Xiang would actually come up with such a bad idea to calm the anger of the Ling Family.

As Old Madam Ling and Chu Ting’er looked at each other, they could see expressions of difficulty in each other's eyes. While Ling Tian's marriage to Princess JiaoYue could be considered an extraordinary thing, their Ling Family was in a difficult situation at the moment. But now that Long Xiang mentioned this personally, what should they do?

The atmosphere in the bedroom became quiet as Princess JiaoYue detected a strange atmosphere. She then could not help feeling her heart turn cold as she felt a sense of self-pity in her heart, What am I thinking? How shameful! Don't tell me I've been…

Long Xiang also felt that something was amiss and the smile on his face disappeared slowly. Then, he asked calmly, “Mrs Old?”

Old Madam Ling let out a dry cough as she said unnaturally, “Your Majesty had no idea, even before Ling Tian was born, she already had a marriage agreement with the little Miss of the Xiao Family. While the wedding had already been cancelled, the Xiao Family actually sent Miss Xiao to the Sky Bearing personally. Both of our families also have the intention to restore the marriage. This..”

Long Xiang then cut it off and laughed, “What joke, how can our children's marriage be treated as a game? I have heard that both the Ling and Xiao Families have cancelled the marriage. Even if both families want to restore the marriage, we have proposed this first. In addition, it is normal for a man to have multiple wives. Let that girl from the Xiao Family be Tian’er's wife of the same status as well. It would also be an acceptable solution. I believe that the Xiao Family will not be too unreasonable! I originally thought that Tian’er's marriage was a difficult matter, why did it seem like he was suddenly so pleasant ?! ”

Long Xiang was also not to blame for being suspicious. After all, Ling Tian's reputation was too bad. Every year, Chu Ting’er would lose a lot of face due to Ling Tian's marriage situation and this was nothing new!

Chu Ting’er then took a step forward and smiled, “Since she was young, I have always loved Princess JiaoYue. Even if His Majesty never mentioned the possibility of marriage, I have thought about this before. Although the marriage of the two is an extraordinary thing, there may be other difficulties that can cause complaints to Princess JiaoYue.”

Seeing Long Xiang's misunderstanding, Chu Ting’er said helplessly, “Initially, I was always worried about my son's marriage and things related to the Xiao Family had made me very frustrated. But recently, for some strange reason, the little Miss of the Yu Family also seemed to fall in love with Tian’er. Now, he was staying at Ling's residence. Furthermore, even Minister Wei's daughter also seemed to be interested in Tian’er and stayed at Ling's residence more often. This..”

Long Xiang's face changed as a look of caution was seen on his face. It seems that the strength of the Ling Family is indeed incredible! Not only do they have ‘God of War’ and ‘Goddess of Luck’, besides being close to the Wang Family, they are also close to the Wei Family! Their external support was even more fantastic, with the help of the number one financial king, the Xiao Family, and the publicly acknowledged number one martial family, the Yu Family! When did the Ling Family develop so frighteningly? As the number one silk pants in the Sky Bearing, how did Ling Tian attract the hearts of so many women?!

However, the strength of the Yang Family could no longer be compared to before. It seems that even if I verify the Empress's crimes, I cannot deal with her! Without the Empress as support, the Yang Family would definitely be affected as well. If that was the case, there would be no power capable of handling the Ling Family! Isn't my imperial family in grave danger?

It seems that this marriage is absolutely necessary! As long as Princess JiaoYue could become Ling Tian's wife, the Xiao Family and Yu would definitely be at odds with the Ling Family! After all, those two women were the elites of the Great Family. Without the status of a princess, their status would definitely be lower than JiaoYue if they were to marry Ling Tian! Which family would want to let their daughter bow her head like that? If that was the case, the strength of the Ling Family could definitely be greatly reduced! This was akin to killing many birds with one stone!

Thinking of this, Long Xiang's face turned serious as he said in annoyance, “What is this? Our daughter cannot compare to the daughter of the Great Family or the merchant family? Old Madam Ling, we have made a decision. This matter will be solved like that! Men!”

A eunuch then entered and Long Xiang raised his hand to stop Old Madam Ling from saying anything. He then ordered, “Forward our decision. Princess JiaoYue was of quite an age, and she was a virtuous and warm individual. He will be betrothed to Ling Tian, the son of General Ling Zhan! Arrange an imperial decree for us immediately! Moreover, the title of the third rank Earl would be given to Ling Tian. Announce this to the world!

What a great wedding gift! While the Ling Family was a special existence in the Sky Bearings, only Ling Zhan became the Duke. As for Ling Xiao, he was only a general and had no peerage. Only until he made a major contribution to the empire from the great victory over Western Han did he have the title of second rank ‘Loyal Marquis’. While Ling Tian did have the noble title of ‘Cloud Raising Knight’, this ‘Cloud Raising Knight’ title was just an insignificant title that did not make it into the Five Ranking Nobles. By being bestowed with the title of third rank Earl, he leaped past the ranks of Viscount and Baron completely. Furthermore, an Earl was already considered a high official. Although the title did not give him any authority, it gave him great glory. Without doing anything, Ling Tian obtained the title of ‘Earl Honest’.

“Ya Your Highness.” Seeing the eunuch leave by his command, the three from the Ling Family were stunned.

Now that things had progressed to such an extent, rejecting the Emperor would be akin to opposing the imperial edict! Helpless, Old Madam Ling could only thank the Emperor for his kindness.

Laughing in a good mood, Long Xiang said, “ Rest assured, other than the wedding business, we will definitely catch the culprit! When we catch two sadistic criminals, we will definitely interrogate them. After finding the person behind this entire plot, we will definitely give an answer to the Ling Family! ” Long Xiang has already made a decision in his heart. He must definitely give a secret order to kill them both and not let them live! He definitely had to make sure that the Ling Family would not think of taking revenge on the Yang Family!

“This elderly woman thanks Her Majesty on behalf of the Ling Family!” Old Madam Ling raised her head with a helpless expression, “Your Majesty, this old lady does not want to beat around the bush. But I have to say this again. There must be someone behind this. Even though we can't understand it now, we won't know if something like this will happen again. Who knew if there would be Little Chrysanthemum on the side of Consort Ling Ran? Concubine Ling Ran was the only daughter of this old woman and she was currently being . So, this old lady could not calm down if Consort Ling Ran continued to stay in the palace. After this incident, Consort Ling Ran's body was extremely weak and could not make a mistake! Thus, I hope to bring Concubine Ling Ran back to the Ling Family to recuperate so that we can take good care of her! What does Your Majesty think of that?”