Chapter 69
Lu Chengfeng released the imperial physician's hand, slowly raised his head, and a tear rolled down his cheek.
All the precariousness and caution of the past few days have shattered at this moment.
He recalled the widespread rumors in the palace about His Majesty's deep affection for the Empress.
The whole palace was abuzz with rumors that she spent every day by the Empress's side, allowing him free access to the Phoenix Palace and choosing him by name every night...
He listened to the palace servants' envious remarks about Xi Ruoyu, and felt a pang of bitterness, wishing he could tear everything apart and tell them that it wasn't like that!
It's clear that Lingwu loves him!
Can……
Does she really remember that he was pregnant? Then why did she never come to see him?
Does she still remember that he is a modern person?
Modern men don't know how to have children, but he was willing to have a child for her!
She even tore apart all her self-respect and the dignity that belonged to emperors in the previous world, wanting only to have a child that belonged to him and her.
But now all her hopes have been dashed, and she still says...
Is he making a scene?
Ling Wu reached out and wiped away Lu Chengfeng's tears.
Her movements were gentle and meticulous, but Lu Chengfeng found them extremely ironic.
He pushed Ling Wu away violently, "Don't touch me!"
Caught off guard, Ling Wu fell backward, her waist hitting the hard corner of the table. When the pain shot through her, Ling Wu instinctively frowned.
Lu Chengfeng stared blankly at her, momentarily at a loss, and got off the bed, wanting to help Lingwu up.
Jing Chun, who had rushed over, pushed him away. Her fingers trembled as she helped Ling Wu up. She wanted to find the imperial physician, but Ling Wu stopped her.
"Your Majesty, are you alright? I'll go fetch the imperial physician right away, please..."
Ling Wu waved her hand, "No need."
"Your Majesty! What's so good about him! You've worked so hard to maintain everything for him, yet he never appreciates it. He's always trying to harm others or you!"
"Alright." Ling Wu frowned and pulled her hand away from Jing Chun's. "You can go out now."
Jing Chun lowered her head and left the house with red eyes.
Ling Wu then looked at Lu Chengfeng, her eyes filled with a coldness that seemed capable of freezing everything.
"Lu Chengfeng, do you really think I don't know what you've done before?"
“I…” Lu Chengfeng felt a chill run through his body.
Ling Wu sneered, "Do you really think I don't know what you've done to me since you became emperor? I thought if I pretended not to know and gave you a chance to start over, you would restrain yourself."
“When I first saw you in Weiyang Palace, I intended never to see you again. But later, seeing how hard you were living in Yongxiang, I couldn’t bear it and ordered Jingchun to help you.”
“I was prepared to let it all go, but you, filled with jealousy, framed me and even went so far as to kill me as well.”
The coldness in Ling Wu's eyes shattered Lu Chengfeng's composure. He could only shake his head weakly, his face pale, "I didn't..."
"I trusted you, yet you have repeatedly done these things."
As Ling Wu finished speaking, she tossed a packet of dregs on the ground. "Ever since you became pregnant, I've secretly sent people to watch over you. And the result..."
"This is the dregs left over from the medicine prepared by your servant. I have already consulted the imperial physician. You even went so far as to put crushed bones and safflower in it to abort our only child."
"Who are you trying to impress with this whole charade? And which of my concubines are you trying to frame?"
Lu Chengfeng's servant was also one of her people, but Lu Chengfeng didn't need to know that.
"Lu Chengfeng...you have disappointed me greatly." Ling Wu finished speaking and then turned and left!
No matter how Lu Chengfeng explained, it was to no avail.
Despite the cramping pain in his abdomen, Lu Chengfeng got up, picked up the dregs of medicine that Ling Wu had thrown away, brought his nose close to the medicine, and then his expression changed drastically.
He lived in ancient times for a long time, and pharmacology inevitably came into play.
The medicine was given to him by Qian Qing before. He had investigated it carefully. He originally wanted to frame Qian Qing, but how could he bear to hurt his and Ling Wu's child now?
He was worried that the child would not be healthy, so he ordered the medicine to be cooked. But why are the dregs full of medicine that can cause miscarriage?
Who exactly is it that can control everything in this vast palace?
Lu Chengfeng was in a sorry state, but he didn't care at all. He hurriedly tried to catch up with Ling Wu and tell her to be careful and thoroughly investigate everyone around her, but he was stopped at the entrance of the palace!
Lingwu returned to Fengyi Palace, leaving Jingchun alone.
Jing Chun kept her head down, not daring to look up. Upon seeing this, Ling Wu paused in her hand, which was holding the medicine for her injuries.
"look up."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lingwu noticed a tear fall from Jingchun's head as he lowered his head.
Jingchun looked up, her eyes red and her face covered in tears.
Ling Wu was silent for a moment, then said, "Stop crying, come and apply the medicine for me."
Jing Chun quickly wiped away her tears and walked briskly to Ling Wu's side.
Seeing Jingchun's red eyes, Lingwu softened her voice, "I'm sorry you had to go through this today."
Jing Chun choked back tears and shook her head, while tears streamed down her face.
She didn't feel wronged.
She just felt sorry for His Majesty.
Your Majesty is clearly the most noble person in the world, but ever since that jinx came, Your Majesty has been in danger once and has also been directly injured!
"Alright, stop crying. A few days ago, your mother, who was a lowly ninth-rank official, was stripped of her official position for embezzlement and bribery, and the sisters who bullied you were also imprisoned."
"I have also ordered your father to be brought to the capital, granted him an imperial title, and given him a separate residence. From now on, even if you leave the palace, no one will dare to bully you and your father again."
Jing Chun stood there stunned for a long time, her eyes, which were already red and swollen from crying, now even more moist.
Upon realizing what had happened, Jing Chun immediately knelt at Ling Wu's feet, sobbing uncontrollably, "Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty!"
All her emotions were intertwined, but in the end, all she could do was kowtow devoutly, which was the only way she could repay His Majesty.
After a short while, she finished crying and choked out, "Your Majesty... how did you know?"
Lingwu ruffled her hair. "Do you think I granted you that favor the other day? You're by my side, yet you're still being bullied by those cowards. Aren't you afraid that I'll find out and demote you in a fit of anger?"
Jing Chun shook her head with tears in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, "No, Your Majesty would never do that!"
"Alright, stop crying. If you keep crying, I'll have a scar on my lower back."
The impact wasn't serious, but because my skin is so fair, the scar is quite noticeable.
Jing Chun glanced at him and couldn't help but feel heartache.
When Jingchun's fingertips touched the woman's delicate skin, which was as smooth as jade, he paused slightly before slowly and carefully applying the ointment.
By the time the ointment was applied, Jingchun's cheeks and ears were already flushed. Her drooping fingers were reluctant to move until she felt a slight warmth on her fingertips before she finally stepped back.
Lingwu didn't look at her. After changing her clothes and sitting down, she opened the memorial with her fingers, saw the matter reported on it, and smiled.
In this way, the flood problem was solved.
It's time to close the net on Lu Chengfeng's side.
In Weiyang Palace, Lu Chengfeng, finally realizing that he could not leave, knelt dejectedly on the ground.
Who else but Prince Jin, Sangyu, could possibly control everything?
But now, Lingwu would never believe him again.
What should he do?
Looking at the hundred-mile-long dike that had been built, Sang Yu smiled, revealing eight big teeth.
Hmph, next time I play chess with my elder sister, I can beg her to steal fewer of her white pieces!
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