Chapter 149 An Lingrong 90
"If anything happens to her father, it will be a lifelong regret." Concubine Duan was lying on the bed. After hearing Jixiang's words, she was glad that Lingrong had never known the news.
If we wait a little longer, she might become like Zhen Huan back then, and no longer a threat to us.
"Your Majesty, why do you still have to worry about this?" Jixiang brought the medicine and waited until Concubine Duan drank it all before advising, "Your Majesty, you must not worry too much or work too hard for your illness. You have done your best. Leave the rest to others."
"If something were to happen to her, the Empress would be the only one in power in this palace." Concubine Duan said with a bitter smile, "If not... why would I bother trying to get the skin of a tiger? Once the Empress gains power, no more children will cry in this palace."
"Then does the Queen want it?"
"No, since we've already done it, we can only continue." Concubine Duan said this, suddenly cheerful. "By then, the Queen will definitely not be willing to give the Sixth Prince to anyone else. She might even be planning to raise a younger one. Unfortunately, she doesn't know that child is a living monster. Even though he's only five years old, he's better than the Third Prince she painstakingly raised."
"By then, I'm afraid she'll have to experience the consequences of raising a tiger as a threat."
The rumors in the palace died down after just three or two days, thanks to the Empress's strong suppression. Seeing this, the Emperor remarked with amusement, "The Empress is quite resourceful."
He then put the matter behind him. He was now fully focused on the former dynasty and could not take care of the sinister affairs in the harem for the time being.
There was a bloody storm outside the palace, but inside the palace seemed to be calm.
But Lingrong knew that they were all waiting for An Bihuai's death.
"They should probably send someone to take action just in case, right? They can't just sit there and wait, right?"
Who knows, they both have so many tricks up their sleeves, probably wanting to wait and see if they can hit the jackpot. Ling Rong put the copied scriptures aside, secretly shaking her head: This is the downside of having conflicting thoughts. Both sides are afraid of being taken advantage of, yet both want to take advantage of the other. If you're not careful, it's easy for the prey to escape.
[However, with their methods, the results should come out soon. I guess Concubine Duan will take a step back first.]
[Huh? Why not the Queen? She should want to kill you more, right?] N1 said she would never understand how the host guessed.
Lingrong also said to the system, "You are just too young." [Concubine Duan has embarked on a pirate ship and it's not easy to get off. This plan uses the power of the Queen's previous dynasty. If she goes this far and loses everything, the Queen will not let her go.]
Besides, Concubine Duan already has a ready-made person on her side. Bao Que's gambling addict brother is just right. She can send someone to accompany him and kill An Bihuai. If no one finds out, fine. But if someone does, she can just blame him.
[Who would have thought that a servant in my palace would have a relationship with the peaceful Concubine Duan?]
But Lingrong was determined to get them moving. An Bihuai was about to die anyway. He could do one thing for her before he died, which made it worth her making up those disgusting lies to cover up for him.
It would be a blessing for this old man to die with a clear conscience.
[Oh, by the way, can the reward for my mission this time be that? ]
[You said this? Of course, I can, but is this all I need?]
[Oh, this is so useful, I'll use it this time. I won't be using the others for now.]
[I just got two new pills. See if they're useful to you.]
[This is great. With it, my play will be even more realistic...]
Time flies, and it is May in the blink of an eye.
The emperor finally raised his butcher knife and began to purge the court. He also took the opportunity to remove the court officials he had long disliked and replaced them with a group of talented people he had collected.
As a result, their group of scholars graduated early and were assigned to various departments for training.
The same was naturally done to An Ke, who was assigned to the Ministry of Revenue under the supervision of Zhang Tingyu.
At this time, the emperor remembered that An Bihuai was still unemployed at home because of the previous rumors. Before he could issue an order to quell the rebellion, he received the news that he had died of illness at home.
Holding An Bihuai's petition presented by the Chuzhou prefect in his hand, he was overwhelmed with emotions: "It was I who misled him..."
In the letter, An Bihuai did not care about his own innocence, but felt ashamed for tarnishing the emperor's reputation. He also said that his serious illness was God's will, not those rumors. He hoped that the emperor could comfort the concubine a little and not make her too sad, so as not to harm the dragon fetus and her body.
The order also stated that he had entrusted his wife and ancestral relatives to use all the family property to build water conservancy projects and support poor students in the school.
"Without virtue or talent, I can only repay the emperor's grace with this."
The last page also included his experience as an official in the south over the years, including farming, taxation, business, and even detailed relationships between the various families in Lishui County.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you have this, even a pig can govern Lishui County well.
The emperor didn't know how to face Ling Rong for a moment, and could only issue an edict to give An Bihuai posthumous honors. Although he was no longer an official when he died, the emperor still bestowed on him the title of prefect according to convention, and increased the sacrificial and burial silver he was entitled to.
Just as he finished writing the decree and was about to pass it on, Su Peisheng rushed in, "Your Majesty, a servant from Chengqian Palace reported that someone leaked the news. The Imperial Concubine has learned of Lord An's death and has fainted from anger!"
The emperor immediately stood up from his chair and walked quickly outside.
Along the way, he kept his eyes closed, his aura tense. Only when he arrived at Chengqian Palace did he say in a deep voice, "Go and find out who is responsible for this."
"I obey your order."
As soon as he entered the inner room, he saw four or five imperial doctors surrounding Ling Rong. Even Wen Shichu, who was in the lead, had a serious expression on his face.
He hurried over and saw Lingrong's pale little face, which instantly reminded him of the day when Lingrong was seriously ill.
"How is the imperial concubine?" The emperor sat beside the bed and gently held her hand, which was so cold that it seemed to have no body temperature of a living person.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine suffered a miscarriage due to impatience. We have already prescribed medicine." Wen Shichu handed the prescription to the Emperor, who glanced at it casually before setting it aside. "Will the Imperial Concubine recover after taking the medicine?"
"This... Your Majesty's illness is due to excessive grief, which has caused internal depression. If you want your Majesty to be healthy, I'm afraid you need to relieve your emotions. This, this is truly beyond the reach of your servants..."
The emperor looked at her, whose brows were furrowed and tears were flowing even in her sleep, and suddenly felt that this scene was so familiar.
Chun Yuan is like this, Zhen Huan is like this, and now... is Ling Rong going to be like this too?
Is it that I just can't keep the one I love?
Looking at the medicine that Biqing brought in, he simply did it himself and fed it to him mouthful by mouthful.
For the next two days, Ling Rong never woke up, and even Wen Shichu's acupuncture had no effect.
The other imperial doctors began to think about their own affairs after death, and the emperor, in addition to handling state affairs, stayed by Lingrong's side.
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