Chapter 53: The Tricks of the Harem Ladies

Everyone in the inner hall of Changchun Palace was suddenly stunned.

Ruizhu couldn't help but say, "This...this Concubine Lin was fine this morning, how could she suddenly...and now it's the critical moment of serving the emperor in bed..."

Meng Yan calmed down first and asked calmly, "Do you know what the reason is?"

Dong Sanbao shook his head suddenly. "To answer your Majesty, I don't know yet. But the news has spread everywhere. After Lin Chang had bathed and dressed today, she was ready to serve the emperor in bed. Suddenly, she broke out in a large rash and had a high fever. She just lay down. When I heard the news, I hurried to inform your Majesty. There is no other news yet."

Meng Yan calmed herself down, closed her eyes, and thought to herself.

Speaking of Lin Yanrong, she has been quite unlucky in her life.

Before she entered the palace, her status as a noble lady in the book had already been lost. After finally entering the palace, she was poisoned, and just as she was about to serve in the emperor's bedchamber, this incident happened.

Without her blocking the way in this life, Lin Yanrong's path to becoming a favored concubine seems to be even more bumpy and difficult than in her previous life.

She didn't care about these things, but she was just worried that this matter might be related to her Changchun Palace!

Even the smallest incident involving the heroine would be dealt with by the supporting actress. Furthermore, Lin Yanrong had such a major incident.

This time, Meng Yan believed that this was definitely not Lin Yanrong's self-torture trick.

After all, grace is right before our eyes, and there is no benefit in causing such trouble.

After a moment, she opened her eyes and said to Dong Sanbao in a deep voice, "Tell those spies to be alert tonight and investigate carefully. Ignore everything else. If there is any connection to Changchun Palace, report it to me immediately."

Dong Sanbao responded quickly and left.

"Your Majesty..."

Ruizhu spoke timidly. Meng Yan looked up at her and smiled slightly. "It's nothing serious. It's just a minor skin disease. It's not worth it for this Imperial Concubine to worry about it."

As she spoke, she took Doukou's little hand and said, "Come, Doukou, go to bed with mother."

Doukou was so sleepy that she nestled in her arms, nodding and dozing off.

Seeing her queen's calmness in handling things, Ruizhu also calmed down.

In Yongshou Palace, the lights were bright and people were lying on the ground.

Liang Chengbi had already gone to bed, but when he heard the news, he was shocked. He quickly got up, packed up, and rushed over.

As soon as she stepped into Yongshou Palace, the palace maids hurried forward to pay their respects, but she didn't bother to pay any attention. She just said "forget it" and went to the inner room.

When he entered the inner room, he saw the head maid Yinqiao standing by the bed, crying secretly.

Seeing her coming, Yinqiao was about to bow, but Liang Chengbi waved his hand and looked towards the bed.

It was not a big deal when she saw it, but she was immediately shocked.

Lin Yanrong lay in bed, wearing only a white gauze nightgown. Her sleeves and trouser legs were rolled up, revealing large patches of red rashes, some of which were even ulcerated and oozing.

The face, which was originally handsome, was now swollen like a pig's head, completely red, and sweat kept coming out of the forehead. It was obvious that he had a high fever.

"Your young lady is already so badly burned, why don't you even cover her with a blanket?! Have you called in the imperial physician?!"

Yin Qiao quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the young lady has a skin disease, and I'm afraid that covering her with the quilt will contaminate the affected area. I've already sent eunuch Yu Baojiu to the Imperial Hospital to fetch the imperial physician."

Liang Chengbi was terrified. "Even so, we can't just leave it like this. Even though it's March, the nights are still quite chilly. Let's light a brazier! We're already sick, and we need to avoid catching a cold. That would only make matters worse. Have you sent someone to tell the Emperor? If he blames us, who can bear the consequences?"

She was not worried about Lin Yanrong's life or death at all, but she was still counting on her to be favored so that she could suppress Meng Yan, and she absolutely could not die at this moment.

Liang Chengbi just felt that he was really unlucky. He had fallen into several big troubles in front of Meng Yan recently. He finally got Lin Yanrong and pushed her to the emperor, but this kind of thing happened.

Yinqiao shook her head. After Lin Yanrong had bathed and dressed up, she was happily waiting for the emperor's servants to come and pick her up. But she suddenly fell ill and had no time to care about anything else.

Liang Chengbi hurriedly sent someone to deliver the message to the emperor.

Yinqiao looked at the imperial concubine's back and felt chilled.

The Imperial Noble Consort obviously did not care about her master's life or death. She just regarded her master as a good chess piece and was afraid that she would become a useless chess piece.

But it has always been like this in the palace. She is not your biological sister, so why should she be so kind to you?

Yinqiao gritted her teeth, called a young palace maid, and whispered, "Go to the back room and tell your sister Xiuzhi that if you don't beg the old master, the young lady will die."

Right now, Lu Haozhi was reading military intelligence reports in the Yangxin Palace.

The war in the southwest has already begun, but the deployment of troops has not yet been completed.

The general he had previously favored suddenly contracted malaria and was no longer able to fight. Changing the commander in the middle of a battle was extremely detrimental to morale.

If the first battle goes badly and the war becomes stalemate, it will become even more difficult.

As the second emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lu Haozhi was very diligent in taking care of the affairs of the country and family. In this situation, he had no intention of caring about the women in the harem.

So, after listening to the eunuch's report sent by Liang Chengbi, he threw out a sentence without even looking up, "Since she's ill, summon the imperial physician to see her. She came to the Yangxin Palace. Do you think I'm a doctor? This Imperial Noble Concubine is not old yet, but she's becoming increasingly chaotic and complaining to me about every little thing!"

The man was reprimanded by the emperor for no reason and was kneeling on the ground, feeling dizzy and not knowing what to do.

Rong An winked at him, and he understood and was about to leave, but suddenly he saw Lu Haozhi raise his head and look at him with bright eyes.

"Are you talking about Lin Changzai?"

The man nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty, it's none other than Consort Lin, the newly appointed concubine to the palace this year. Your Majesty, you turned over her name card today."

Lu Haozhi, however, looked confused. "I... turned over her card? When did I turn over her card today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his face suddenly darkened. "Rong'an, what's going on?! Didn't I tell you that due to the recent busy state affairs, all matters concerning the harem should be postponed?!"

Rong An shuddered and hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, today is the day when the newly selected young lady will sleep with you. You didn't make any instructions, but I think the Imperial Noble Consort followed the palace rules."

"Oh, she's a good person!"

Lu Haozhi snorted coldly. He knew exactly what Liang Chengbi was planning.

He had been the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace for many years and had grown up in the harem since childhood. He had seen all the tricks and schemes of the women in the harem.

If the intention is good and it suits his taste, he will be happy to accept it, just like Meng Yan's actions to win favor over the years.

But if such a foolish thing happens, don't blame him for thundering in anger.

"Don't worry about her for now. If Concubine Lin dies tomorrow morning, come and report to me!"

At this moment, the eunuch guarding the gate suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xuanhe wishes to see you."