"I'm an orphan from a poor family."
Xiao Zheng didn't mind Ling Lai's evaluation of him. He said honestly, "Naturally, I don't understand the imperial family."
This could be considered one of Xiao Zheng's strengths.
He didn't pretend to understand, but he also wouldn't pretend to understand. If he didn't understand, then he didn't understand. He was willing to humbly ask for advice.
Ling Lai smiled and said in a gentle tone, "Sir Xiao, are you curious as to why I didn't even dare to offend Yoshiko, but dared to kill my mother, the Emperor's imperial sister?"
Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Indeed, I'm very curious." "Your mother's identity and status seemed to be countless times greater than Princess Yoshiko's. Furthermore, she was still your mother. "
Xiao Zheng felt his scalp go numb and his hair stand on end as he discussed with Ling Lai why he wanted to kill her mother.
She was Ling Lai's mother. His biological mother.
Could it be that in Ling Lai's eyes, the relationship between mother and daughter was so fragile?
Ling Lai asked calmly, "Sir Xiao, is your view of your mother like this?"
Xiao Zheng shook his head lightly, "She is indeed a bit heartless."
In fact, it wasn't just Ling Lai's attitude towards his mother that shocked Xiao Zheng. Tomiko's attitude towards her daughter was also beyond Xiao Zheng's imagination.
Was this the relationship that should exist between mother and daughter? It was too abnormal!
Even Lin Laoyao, who was at the peak of his power, treated the Lin sisters far better than Tomiko. He even spoiled Lin Huayin.
He would directly banish his wife to the cold palace just because she couldn't get along with Lin Huayin. Wasn't this fatherly love truly like a mountain?
The mother-daughter relationship between Tomiko and Ling Lai was truly shocking.
Ling Lai stared at Xiao Zheng thoughtfully and said slowly, "The imperial family is heartless. That's not surprising. "
After a short pause, she continued, "The real reason I killed her wasn't because she was heartless. It's her ignorance. "
Ignorance?
Ling Lai tried to kill him because of his mother's ignorance?
Xiao Zheng couldn't understand Ling Lai's thinking. He couldn't believe that Ling Lai would kill his mother for such a reason.
"She thinks that by relying on Itō, she can rest easy and gain an advantage in the struggle for imperial power," Ling Lai said with pursed lips. "How ignorant and stupid."
Xiao Zheng's eyes flickered as he asked, "So? Your reason for killing her was because of this? "
Ling Lai smiled and pursed his lips. "Do you know how much damage she has done to the royal family's reputation?"
Xiao Zheng raised an eyebrow. "I only know that the royal family is not allowed to marry commoners."
"No matter how powerful Itō is, he's still just a commoner," Ling Lai said in a deep voice. "And he's a gangster. Such a person will never be able to enter the royal family. "
"But your mother got together with him," Xiao Zheng said curiously. "You mean to say that the royal family doesn't approve of her actions?"
"Not only do they not approve, but they also view it as a disgrace," Ling Lai said word by word. "If not for the Mikado's suppression, she would have been punished by the royal family."
"It seems that the royal family is also somewhat afraid of Itō's power." Xiao Zheng saw through the hidden meaning in Ling Lai's words.
Why did the Mikado suppress her? Because Itō's influence in Tokyo was too great!
So great that even the royal family didn't dare to act rashly. So even if someone wanted to use this opportunity to push Tomiko down, the Mikado wouldn't dare to act recklessly. He was afraid of bringing trouble upon himself, and even more afraid of being exposed and losing all face.
So to this day, the royal family has been enduring silently, not daring to make it public.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Ling Lai with a stern expression: "In that case, the reason you want to kill Itō isn't because you think it's shameful, but …"
"That's why I said that Mr Xiao helped me greatly. In the future, I'll be very happy to help Mr Xiao, "Ling Lai said with a smile.
Xiao Zheng rubbed his eyebrows, and said with a bitter smile: "It seems that I've been used by you."
"Why do you say that, Mr Xiao?" Ling Lai said gently. "This is something Mr Xiao was willing to do. I'm just borrowing your east wind to take advantage of you. Moreover, regarding Mr Xiao's help this time, Ling Lai will definitely thank you in the future. "
Xiao Zheng smiled bitterly: "I really want to know what I'll be able to do for you this time."
Ling Lai smiled, and slowly said: "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll inherit my mother's title of nobility."
"Apart from that, you might even receive the Emperor's praise, right?" Xiao Zheng asked in return.
"After all, the one who died was the Emperor's sister," Ling Lai said with a smile. "Perhaps he won't verbally praise me."
"The royal family is truly heartless," Xiao Zheng said with a sigh.
In order to pursue greater power, the daughter didn't even hesitate to kill her mother. And the brother wouldn't avenge his sister. On the contrary, he would reward the enemy who killed his sister.
"From this angle, there's not much difference between ordinary families," Ling Lai said with a smile. "If the daughter is fooling around outside, even committing murder and arson, will the father want to clean up the family?"
"The biggest difference is that the royal family has this ability. And the fathers of ordinary families don't have this ability. "Ling Lai hit the nail on the head.
"Perhaps." Xiao Zheng nodded, and suddenly pursed his lips. "Your Royal Highness. You've raised so many powerhouses and schemed to get to where you are today. You must have a lot of ambition, right? "
"I prefer to use ambition to describe my desire." Ling Lai smiled. "The head of a family works hard to earn more money to take care of his family. Is this ambition?"
Xiao Zheng paused for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
That's right.
The basic desire of an ordinary family is to earn money to take care of their family. And the fundamental wish of the Imperial Family was to climb higher and higher, and one day, to reach the pinnacle!
For Ling Lai, this kind of ambition was innate. Including her mother, and even her weak and useless father. They sacrificed everything for the family's glory.
Xiao Zheng pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked: "Your Royal Highness, what is your ultimate goal?"
This was just an unintentional question.
Xiao Zheng didn't care how far Ling Lai could go in the future. It had nothing to do with him.
But when faced with such a scheming woman, Xiao Zheng couldn't help but be curious.
Just like how he was curious about what kind of person Lin Huayin would become in the future. He was curious about whether Sophia could truly unify the Fox Hunting Club.
These women really don't give in to men.
Ling Lai looked down and said in a seemingly calm but yearning tone, "My idol is the Ancient Empress who created the Era of Flying Birds, the first Empress of the Empire of Japan!"
Xiao Zheng's body suddenly trembled, and his eyes were stern.
This woman in a wheelchair wants to be the Empress?
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