When Emperor Jian'an came out of the Liangyi Palace, his face was terribly gloomy, and Li Fu and other close attendants were all terrified.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lai fainted from crying. The imperial physician said that Concubine Lai was traumatized, mentally and physically hurt, and had the intention to die." The palace servant who reported the matter lowered his head and spoke tremblingly.
Only those who served Emperor Jian'an knew who the real person was in the emperor's heart over the years.
The emperor had just returned to Liangyi Palace when he swayed and fainted.
Li Fu was horrified, but he did not panic. He blocked the news and only informed the imperial physician.
The queen died, and the empress dowager did not come to the palace in Beijing. In the harem, there were only Concubine Wan and Concubine Chen, but Li Fu did not look for either of these two high-ranking concubines.
"Your Majesty's emotions fluctuated greatly, and he fainted due to extreme anger. A good night's sleep would be a good thing."
Imperial Physician Wu carefully treated Emperor Jian'an's chest wound.
"Your Majesty's wound has damaged your heart meridian. You should not move for the next few days and need to be well cared for." Doctor Wu said carefully.
Li Fu saw the heavy expression on Doctor Wu's face, glanced at Emperor Jian'an who was lying on the couch in a gloomy mood, and did not ask any further questions.
"Doctor Wu should know what to say and what not to say."
This Imperial Physician Wu was the emperor's personal physician. Of all the imperial physicians in the palace, he was the only one who knew Emperor Jian'an's physical condition best.
Li Fu gave some instructions, and finally ordered his apprentice to follow Doctor Wu to prepare and boil the medicine.
A night passed, the sea was calm and seemingly peaceful.
The next morning, before Wan Jinlan got up, he received the news that the emperor had ordered him to return to the palace.
After only two days, he was about to set off back to the palace.
On the way here, everyone was at least in a happy mood and dared to laugh and joke. On the way back, from the princes and nobles to the imperial guards, no one dared to laugh loudly in the team. They even dared not give orders loudly, and spoke in low voices for fear of angering the majesty of heaven.
However, in just half a day's journey, several palace maids had been punished, and even Concubine Chen Shu, who came forward, was scolded by the emperor.
Wan Jinlan was originally riding a horse outside following the convoy, but after feeling the silent atmosphere among the crowd, she simply got into the carriage and fell asleep while swaying in it.
The journey lasted three and a half days, and we arrived in Kyoto at noon on the fourth day.
Diandian hadn't seen her for a few days, so he threw himself into her arms, wagging his tail and humming.
Such a strong and fluffy dog is not shy at all when acting coquettishly.
Wan Jinlan calculated the days and found that today was exactly the seventh day since the death of Prince Guangling. Tomorrow would be the day of Prince Guangling's funeral.
"Mother, have you heard that the Crown Prince of Guangling has returned to guard the body?"
Shen Qing shook his head, "Didn't he go to the temporary palace? I haven't heard that he came back in the past few days. Didn't he come back with you?"
Shen Qing didn't know what happened in the palace. He just thought that the emperor valued Prince Guangling, and when he learned that his brother had died, he returned without stopping.
Wan Jinlan and his father looked at each other.
Seeing the eye contact between the two, Shen Qing asked suspiciously, "But what happened?"
The Duke of Zhenguo shook his head and said, "No problem."
The possibility of Guangling Prince rebelling was very high, but he did not know the position of Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, and he could not predict what would happen in the future. The only thing he could guarantee was that the Duke's Mansion would not be implicated.
"Mother, when you went to offer your condolences, did Princess Guangling show up?"
Speaking of this, Chen Qing had a strange look on his face. "I went there on the first day and saw Princess Guangling. Her body looked as if it could be blown down by a gust of wind. The Queen Mother even sent a royal physician to take Princess Guangling's pulse. On the second day, I heard that Princess Guangling was so ill that she couldn't get up. It was the palace's housekeeper who entertained the guests."
Wan Jinlan sympathized with Princess Kangning.
Princess Kangning and her unborn child were left behind by Prince Guangling's Mansion as hostages in the palace.
The next day, the emperor's decree was announced from the palace. Queen Wang set up a plan to kill Prince Rui in the Lishan hunting ground, causing chaos and countless casualties. She also attempted to assassinate the emperor. The evidence was conclusive. The queen had committed suicide by taking poison in the palace. Members of the Wang family were also involved. They were extremely audacious and had no regard for the law. All the people in the Cheng'en Mansion were imprisoned in the Tianlao and beheaded three days later. All the officials of the three clans of the Wang family, both inside and outside, were dismissed, escorted back to Beijing, and sentenced to death.
The decree was issued during the morning court session, but in fact, Emperor Jian'an had the imperial guards surround the Wang family as soon as he returned to the palace yesterday.
All the members of the three Wang clans, regardless of whether they were adults or not, were sentenced to death, without exception.
The former queen's family, the Fang family, was also killed without a single one left alive.
Today is so similar to yesterday.
After the Wang family was dealt with, the oral order to demote Prince Duan Xiao Minghuan was immediately issued.
Because of his unfilial behavior, Xiao Minghuan's title of prince was revoked, and he was deprived of the qualification to attend court in the future, becoming the third prince without any support.
This was a bolt from the blue for Xiao Minghuan.
He had clearly made efforts to restore his reputation that day and had achieved results, so why did his father still say that he was unfilial?
He had no idea that in order to take revenge on those who harmed Prince An, the Queen had the female official tell everything.
If Emperor Jian'an had not still retained his rationality, he would have dealt with his good son long ago.
Xiao Minghuan lost his title. At the same time, Concubine Wan was demoted from Concubine to Concubine because of her "poor parenting".
Concubine Wan simply took this opportunity to write a letter to His Majesty, asking him to dissolve her mother-son relationship with the Third Prince.
Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, she is mainly expressing her attitude and letting the court officials see clearly that Xiao Minghuan, her and the Duke's Mansion will not be on the same path in the future.
The emperor reprimanded her and rejected her request. She was also ordered to return to the palace and be confined to her room. Concubine Wan just sneered as she turned around and returned to the palace.
Their Majesty is a lovesick man.
From beginning to end, had she done anything wrong? He registered Xiao Minghuan under her name. It was Xiao Minghuan who did all this behind her back. Even her Anyang was plotted against. Now, His Majesty was taking his anger out on her.
On the way back to the palace, he "happened" to meet the radiant Concubine Chen Shufei.
"I really don't understand why my sister is so cruel to her own son."
Concubine Chen Shu really couldn't understand. If the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Concubine Wan had firmly supported Prince Duan, Prince Duan would not have fallen into this situation, her son would not have won so easily, and Concubine Wan would not have been demoted.
Concubine Chen Shu really couldn't understand what Concubine Wan was trying to do.
Concubine Wan's demeanor remained unchanged, and she showed no sign of dejection after being demoted. "I have no son, only a daughter. If anyone harms her, I will make him pay the price."
The two have been fighting for many years, and their relationship is not one in which they can open up to each other and talk heart to heart.
Concubine Chen Shu is now in high spirits. Although she feels a little regretful that she didn't see Wan Qin'er's miserable appearance, she is still very proud of herself.
"Princess Anyang should have been engaged long ago. If you don't mind, my nephew from my mother's family is also outstanding. The princess can also visit the Chen family in the future."
Since the Zhenguo Mansion was still standing, and the eldest daughter of the mansion was the future Princess of Qi, it was normal for Consort Chen Shu to try to win her over. It was clear that the situation was really different now.
Concubine Chen believed she had a sure win, but Concubine Wan was not so optimistic.
During her lifetime, Queen Wang's relationship with Concubine Chen was so bad that it was known to everyone in the palace and the court. That day, the Queen told her in person that Concubine Chen might not be innocent either. Concubine Wan did not believe that the Queen had not left any means to deal with Concubine Chen.
For Prince An, the Queen even gave up the Wang family. Will this let Concubine Chen Shu have the last laugh?
Wan Fei didn't refuse or agree, she smiled politely and said: "Anyang has high standards. It depends on whether your nephew is as outstanding as you say."
Concubine Chen Shu smiled. She felt that this was Concubine Wan's way of showing weakness to her. In all these years, she had never felt so happy as she did at this moment. God had always been kind to her, allowing her to give birth to the emperor's eldest son and to have the good situation she has today.
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