Chapter 16 Jin Ling 16
Ever since the golden elixir poisoning, the emperor's health began to deteriorate rapidly.
The Sizhenfang was quieter than ever before. From the Empress Dowager to the concubines and court ladies, no one cared to dress up.
Eunuch Bu said that the emperor had nightmares every day, dreaming that someone was assassinating him, but he never saw who it was in the dream.
"But today is different." Eunuch Bu drank a sip of orange peel soup and looked at the two girls who had come to his place together today. Seeing that they were both curious, he didn't keep them in suspense:
"I heard that this time, the emperor saw in his dream that it was Prince Guang who wielded a sword to kill him. Master has already sent people to Tianshan. The fate of Prince Guang and his mother is now hanging in the balance..."
Jin Ling's face showed panic at the right moment: "Your Majesty, how could you be like this? It was just a dream, how could it come true!"
"Yeah, killing people because of a dream is too cruel." Sanhao also looked at her with a look of disapproval.
"You two are right. Your Majesty's actions are indeed unbecoming of a benevolent monarch." Gao Xianyang, who had been listening for an unknown amount of time, walked in from the door, his eyes fixed on Sanhao.
Seeing this, Jin Ling tactfully pulled her adoptive father away. She wished their relationship would be more sincere, even more sincere and unwavering, a love stronger than gold.
Within a short month, Gao Xianyang was injured, Wuzong ordered the temple to be burned, he died in the hunting ground, and Prince Guang succeeded to the throne. His argument in the court left the Empress Dowager speechless.
Oh, with Prince Guang ascending the throne, Concubine Zheng became Queen Mother Zheng, and Guo has now become Queen Mother Guo again, but her palace power has been confiscated.
At the same time, Ma Yuanqi, who had made great contributions in supporting the new emperor, ordered his first disciple Wan Jianfeng to be awarded the third-rank Huaihua General and stationed in the capital.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yi appointed Gao Xianyang as a fourth-rank sword-bearing guard.
Regardless of how bloody the previous dynasty was, the situation in the palace has changed drastically now.
Everyone knew that Ruan Sizhen and Liu Zhangzhen had a close relationship with the former Prince Guang and his mother. Now that Prince Guang had risen to prominence, their status had risen sharply.
However, Jin Ling has always hidden her relationship with Li Yi. Xiao Xiao and Rubing are loyal to her, Sanhao regards her as her own sister, Eunuch Bu is her adoptive father, and Gao Xianyang is a gentleman. As a result, no one else in the palace knows that she is the real Buddha. They just see that she is on good terms with Liu Sanhao, so they are happy to give her some face.
Liu Sanhao originally thought that Jin Ling had finally gotten her happy ending after all the hardship she had endured, and that now that His Majesty had ascended the throne, she and Lord Gao had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. She had been immersed in happiness these days, until she saw tear marks on Sanhao's face, and she realized that she was in a bad mood these days.
"Jinling, what's wrong with you?" Sanhao recalled the past few days. Everything was normal in the Shanggong Bureau and no one would offend the upstart's friends. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why she was sad.
"I'm fine. I just felt a little emotional when I thought about all the ups and downs I've gone through over the years."
Although Sanhao felt something was wrong, she couldn't think of any other reason for the moment. In the end, she could only nod and comfort her with a few words, but doubts still remained in her heart.
As Ma Yuanying's lineage rose in stature, General Wan Jianfeng and his family gradually began to appear before the Imperial Court. Especially since Madam Wan, Sun Jiabi, was Ma Yuanying's cousin, the Imperial Court was extremely cautious, fearing they would not be able to provide adequate hospitality.
Mrs. Wan, who had been quite courteous to them, began to frequently cause trouble for Ruan Sizhen after Zhong Sizhi went there once with the clothing patterns.
Now the wind direction in the palace began to change again.
After all, the new emperor and the empress dowager are kind, and have always relied on Ma Yuanying's faction since they ascended the throne. Ruan Sizhen would naturally be in trouble if he offended them.
Before anyone could place their bets again, rumors spread that Liu Sanhao had an affair with a eunuch. Although the emperor vouched for it, because Ma Yuanying was well prepared, the emperor had no evidence. In the end, the empress dowager had to step in and change her sentence to one month in the torture chamber.
The two new nobles in the palace were suddenly defeated by General Ma.
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Jin Ling ran into Li Yi whenever she went out these days, but every time she saw her, she hesitated and didn't dare to approach her.
Jinling also didn't plan to enter the palace right now, so she deliberately avoided him. Until now, Sanhao was imprisoned in the torture chamber. As Yao Jinling, she must go to check on her good sister no matter what.
There was no way to hide now, so she simply bowed to Li Yi and left, leaving him alone there, hesitant to speak.
"Three good things, three good things!"
Jin Ling carefully poked her head out and secretly called Sanhao's name through the door. When she saw her looking at her, she quickly mouthed the question to her:
"How are you?"
Sanhao was twisting the sheets with several palace maids at this time. Her originally slender fingers had become red and swollen due to being soaked in cold water for a long time. But when she saw Jinling's question, her first reaction was still to pretend that nothing happened and answered loudly:
"Actually, cleaning in the violence room isn't that hard. You don't have to worry about me!"
"Who is worried about you?" The two palace maids looked at her in surprise, then buried their heads and twisted the cloth in their hands.
"It's not hard work, you've only been here for one day and your hands are already like this, you'll have to live like this for a month!"
Sanhao smiled optimistically: "On the other hand, after all, I can go back after this month, so there is still hope for the future."
The two maids couldn't help but look at him with envy. "That's right! You only stayed for a month and then left. We don't know how much longer we have to stay here..."
"Don't be discouraged. You haven't made any serious mistakes. As long as you behave well, you will be able to get out soon."
The two palace maids were infected by her optimistic attitude and also started laughing.
Jin Ling saw that she was still comforting others in the torture chamber, so she seemed to be in good spirits. As for her physical condition...
At least he's fine. Young people can recover quickly from a little fatigue.
Jin Ling, feeling relieved for the time being, left the torture chamber and saw Li Yi sitting in the pavilion in the garden for an unknown period of time.
But unlike the previous life, when Li Yi sat sideways pretending to enjoy the scenery but actually worried about Sanhao and came to guard her, this time he was facing her. As soon as he appeared, Li Yi stood up and looked at her with burning eyes.
It seemed he had finally figured it out, and this time he was purposely blocking her. Seeing she couldn't escape, and seeing the situation was almost tense, Jin Ling quickly rushed forward.
"Greetings to His Majesty..."
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