Lin Qingqing looked at her father, her eyes red as she said, "Father, do you want me to give up? But you clearly know that I have had feelings for His Majesty for a long, long time. It is my wish to stay with him. Father, can't you even fulfill this wish of mine?"

Her father loved her the most. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what she wanted, he could always find it for her. She believed that it would be the same this time.

Minister Lin looked at his daughter, whom he had raised in the palm of his hand, and his heart was aching, for the sake of the child and for himself. In the final analysis, it was his poor teaching that shaped Lin Qingqing's current character.

He looked at Lin Qingqing and said slowly: "As a father, I really want to give you everything you want."

Lin Qingqing: "Then..."

"But I'm not just your father," Minister Lin interrupted Lin Qingqing and said slowly, "I'm also your brother's father. I need to be responsible for him."

"In addition to being a father, I am also your mother's husband and the head of the Lin family. There are many people who depend on me to survive, and I am responsible for them."

Lin Qingqing stared at her father in a daze, unable to speak.

Minister Lin took a step forward and said softly, "I know you just want to stay with His Majesty, and you are willing to pay any price for this. But Qingqing, have you ever thought about me, your brother, and the entire Lin family?"

Lin Qingqing's lips trembled: "Father, I'm not..."

"You don't think the matter is that serious. You think His Majesty relies on me and will definitely compromise even for my sake, right?"

"..."

Minister Lin sighed, "Your Majesty did compromise. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't have had such a good ending as you."

In the past, Zhou Ruo was not only Zhou Chen's sister, but she also gave birth to the second prince, Mo Cheng'an. But what was the final result? Until now, there was no such person in the harem, and no one even dared to mention this person.

Lin Qingqing was lucky. Even though she had done so many things, the empress dowager still came out to vouch for her, and her title of imperial concubine was not shaken.

"I came here today to beg you to let our Lin family go!" Minister Lin's eyes were red as he looked at Lin Qingqing and said word by word, "If you don't stop and insist on doing what you want, I'm afraid our entire Lin family will be dragged down by you."

Lin Qingqing staggered a step, her head buzzing, and her whole body felt numb.

"If you really can't let go of His Majesty, and would rather drag the entire Lin family down with you to continue, then... don't blame father for being cruel."

Minister Lin took a deep breath and said word by word: "At that time, I will announce that I will sever ties with you, and from then on the Lin family will no longer have a daughter like you. In order to atone for my sins, I will also retire and return home, and stay away from all the troubles in the capital. It's just a pity for your elder brother, who has studied hard for many years, but in the end it's all in vain."

After Minister Lin finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Lin Qingqing seriously, and said softly: "Which way to go depends on your thoughts."

After Minister Lin finished speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry without waiting for Lin Qingqing's reply.

Lin Qingqing watched her father leave, and was once again severely hurt by Minister Lin's hunched body.

Her father, who once was so tall that he could lift her up high, seemed to have really grown old.

Lin Qingqing burst into tears and covered her eyes for a long time without being able to calm down.