Chapter 72: Lin Xiaoyue, the oriole behind
Emperor Liang's expression instantly turned extremely grim. He placed the teacup heavily on the table and said rudely, "Impossible! The Second Prince followed me back to the palace! Jingyi was still in the dungeon at the time. She did such a ridiculous thing. Prince Jingnan, you should just let her cut her hair and become a nun!"
The last bit of hope in Prince Jingnan's heart was shattered, but he would never let Jingyi become a nun!
He had given his all and doted on his daughter for so many years, just to make her a top talent one day and bring the power of the Jingnan Palace to a higher level!
If she becomes a nun like this, then this best chess piece will be really wasted!
Prince Jingnan took a deep breath, sorted out his chaotic emotions, and pleaded, "Your Majesty, Jingyi and the Second Prince grew up together. They are childhood sweethearts. This incident must have been caused by someone trying to sow discord between Your Majesty and me. Moreover, Jingyi has been spoiled since she was a child. How could she withstand such a shock? The Second Prince is probably afraid that Jingyi will be upset, so he is accompanying her now. I just want to see my daughter safe and sound. I have no other extravagant requests! I hope Your Majesty will grant this!"
How could Emperor Liang not know what this old fox, Prince Jingnan, was planning? But what good was that? When the Second Prince returned to the palace with him, Jingyi hadn't even come along. And given Jingyi's condition in the dungeon, there was no way she could enter the palace, right?
He smiled softly, stood up and said, "Of course, I can! But let me be frank. Although this is truly heartbreaking, the daughter-in-law of the royal family must have a clean background! But don't worry, I will definitely find her a good husband and marry her off in a grand ceremony!"
Prince Jingnan was unwilling in his heart. Arranged marriage? Only by becoming the daughter-in-law of the royal family could one have the opportunity to become the most noble woman in the world. No one else was worthy of his precious daughter!
However, Prince Jingnan did not want to force Emperor Liang into such a hurry. As long as the second prince did not get married, Jingyi would have hope!
He laughed dryly and nodded in agreement, "I will obey the emperor!"
Emperor Liang was very disdainful of Prince Jingnan's submissive behavior. He snorted and walked straight to the Wude Hall.
But Emperor Liang had not anticipated Lin Xiaoyue, the troublemaker, because it was Lin Xiaoyue who sent Jingyi, who had no chance of entering the palace, to the second prince's bed!
When Emperor Liang saw the Second Prince crying bitterly while holding Jingyi in bed, he was so angry that he kicked the Second Prince off the bed and said, "What are you doing? Are you ignoring my words?"
The Second Prince frantically hugged Emperor Liang's legs and explained, "Father, it's not what you saw! Jingyi was so upset that she committed suicide! I was just about to summon the imperial physician!"
When Emperor Liang heard his son's words, he suddenly looked towards the bed and saw that the dagger in Jingyi's hand was stuck in her chest, and blood was still flowing out!
He slapped the Second Prince in frustration and roared, "Come here! Call all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital. If you can't save Princess An Yi, you'll be buried with me!"
The eunuch heard the order and ran out immediately.
When Prince Jingnan saw his unconscious daughter, he was secretly delighted. His daughter was really capable and committed suicide on the Second Prince's bed. If anyone told others about it, everyone would think that the Second Prince had done something wrong to Jingyi. In this way, even if the Emperor did not give her the position of princess, it would be difficult to stop the gossips!
He immediately pinched his thigh, then lay on the bed and cried bitterly, "My poor daughter, why are you so foolish? If you have any grievances, just tell your father. Why can't you let it go? The Second Prince is kind-hearted. Did you misunderstand him in some way?"
The more Emperor Liang listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He shouted in a deep voice, "Enough! I saw what your daughter did with my own eyes! What does she want to do to my son? If you dare to slander the Second Prince again, you will forget your chance to be the Prince of Jingnan!"
Prince Jingnan's heart skipped a beat. It was true that the emperor was the most ruthless!
Thinking back to the time when I had fought tooth and nail for the throne for Emperor Liang, only for him to give all the resources to my father-in-law, Prince Zhennan, after he ascended the throne! I was left with only the empty title of Prince Jingnan. The title of Princess Jingyi was also earned through my own hard work.
Unlike the Prince of Zhennan, because his eldest daughter became the queen, his other daughters were all granted the title of Consort. One of his granddaughters was even named Princess Dongzhu as soon as she was born, which means the pearl of the Dongsui Kingdom!
But these past events were in the past. Why, after helping Emperor Liang to quell the power of Prince Zhennan, was he still being treated with disfavor by Emperor Liang? Now, with his daughter's life or death uncertain, Emperor Liang even threatened to strip him of his title as Prince Jingnan!
This is intolerable!
Since Emperor Liang has decided to wipe out Prince Jingnan's Mansion, he cannot just sit there and wait for death!
Prince Jingnan wiped his tears, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if the events of today in Wude Hall were to spread outside the palace, the greatest impact would likely be on the royal family! I have always been thinking of the Second Prince and have no intention of slandering him. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
Emperor Liang snorted coldly, "You're talking nonsense!"
During the argument, the imperial doctors hurried over with their medicine boxes. When they saw the bed covered in blood, they were all shocked and bowed to Emperor Liang with all their heart, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Liang was in a bad mood and frowned as he shouted, "Princess An Yi must be saved!"
The imperial physician was the head of the Imperial Hospital and had the highest medical skills, so he stepped forward and took out the life-extending pill and stuffed it into Jingyi's mouth, and then used acupuncture to maximize the medicinal properties of the life-extending pill.
Seeing Jingyi's pale face begin to turn red, his nervous heart relaxed. He stood up, bowed and said, "The princess is fine, Your Majesty, please rest assured! But I need to remove the dagger from the princess' body. Please wait outside first."
Emperor Liang was very satisfied with the chief physician's medical skills and nodded, saying, "Use the best medicine!"
As he spoke, Emperor Liang pulled the Second Prince out of the room, and Prince Jingnan followed him out.
The imperial physician's medical skills were indeed superb. Despite the deep wound on Jingyi's chest, he not only removed the dagger calmly, but also stopped the bleeding in the shortest possible time.
In fact, the only person left in the room was Lin Xiaoyue, who was hiding in hiding.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't go out because there was still an arrow in her back that had not been removed, and she needed this imperial physician to help her remove the arrow!
After the imperial physician Zheng had bandaged Jingyi, Lin Xiaoyue suddenly appeared and placed a dagger on the imperial physician Zheng's neck. "If you don't want to die, don't shout!"
The imperial physician's hands were shaking as he begged for mercy in a low voice: "Please spare my life. I'm just an imperial physician. I have an eighty-year-old mother and children crying for food..."
Lin Xiaoyue was speechless. How old are you, and you still have a hungry son? She threatened fiercely, pointing to her back and said, "There's an arrow in my back that hasn't been removed. If you help me remove it, I'll let you go safely. Otherwise, I'll send you to hell right away!"
The imperial physician was truly regretting his decision. If he had known there were assassins, he would not have let the emperor and the others leave!
Just when the imperial physician was at a loss, a woman's voice rang out from outside, "Your Majesty, I heard Jingyi was injured? Can I go in to see her?"
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