"Princess, please speak." Eunuch Song said, "I will tell you everything I know."
Yan Funing nodded: "Do you know how Concubine Ling went crazy?"
Eunuch Song shook his head: "This old servant really doesn't know."
Yan Funing pursed her lips and said softly, "The following question may seem disrespectful to your uncle, but I still dare to ask, could you please tell me about the relationship between your uncle and Concubine Ling?"
"The late emperor was a man who valued the country more than anything else, including beauties, of course." Eunuch Song said slowly.
"Jealousy among the late emperor's concubines was rare, but that's not to say it didn't happen. When the late emperor was young, he naturally favored several concubines, and where there is favor, there will be jealousy."
"However, the late emperor at that time never explicitly stated that he had a crush on any particular woman, and no one else knew about it."
"But I know that when the late emperor was still a prince, he did treat Concubine Ling, who was still a concubine at the time, in a special way."
"As someone who was close to the late emperor, I am naturally always by his side."
"They met privately several times, always discussing important matters like policy and state affairs. Concubine Ling at the time was able to express insights that other women couldn't, and the late emperor admired her greatly."
"Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager had already helped the late Emperor find a suitable wife. Meanwhile, the late Emperor had chosen Concubine Ling, a concubine."
"At that time, Concubine Ling thought the selection was for the princes. She didn't expect that the old emperor was selecting for her."
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