Chapter 50 Jin Ling 50
"Your humble servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Wan Jianfeng met Jin Ling in the imperial garden and hurried over to greet her.
"General Wan, please stand up." Jin Ling signaled him otherwise. After he stood up, she asked casually, "How is Du'e doing in Guanyin Temple lately?"
"Thanks to the great blessing of the Empress, she has now sincerely repented before the gods and Buddhas, fasting and chanting every day. When I visited her, I found that she was doing well. Although she is poor, she is content with her life."
Wan Jianfeng was filled with emotion as he spoke of this. After all, she was his precious daughter, the one he had pampered and loved. Although he knew she was at fault, he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw her living a life of asceticism, like a clay figurine or a wooden sculpture.
Jin Ling also sighed. "Since she's truly repentant, General, next time you see her, please tell her that she's atonement in her heart and doesn't need to torture herself."
"Your Majesty is so magnanimous. I believe that with your words, Baoxian... will feel much better in his nausea." Wan Jianfeng was also touched by Jin Ling's tolerance. He thanked her sincerely and was about to leave.
"Uncle Liu, Eunuch Lin, what are you doing?" Jin Ling suddenly spoke from behind, causing Wan Jianfeng to look over subconsciously.
In the imperial garden, Liu Sanhao's father Liu Songbai was talking to Lin Fuquan, the eunuch beside Ma Yuanying.
When Jin Ling asked, the two of them discovered the figures of the imperial concubine and General Wan hidden under the flowers and trees.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
"I was in a hurry just now and accidentally bumped into Mr. Liu. I am apologizing to him now." Lin Fuquan answered nonchalantly with his back hunched, but his eyes glanced at Wan Jianfeng behind the imperial concubine.
"Is that so? Then Eunuch Lin, remember to be more cautious next time." Jin Ling stepped forward and supported Uncle Liu, giving Lin Fuquan a half-smile. "I know that General Ma is always very strict with his subordinates. If Eunuch Lin acts so carelessly for the general, I'm afraid he'll be reprimanded by General Ma."
"For example, that audacious Wen Fangzheng back then."
"Yes, I will follow the Imperial Concubine's instructions." Lin Fuquan still looked calm. "If the Imperial Concubine has nothing else to do, the General has something else for me to do. Please excuse me and take my leave."
After Lin Fuquan walked away, Jin Ling put aside her majestic look and took Liu Songbai by the hand like a little daughter, carefully examining him.
"Uncle Liu, did that Lin Fuquan touch anything of yours just now?"
"Uh, he just knocked my tea canister to the ground. But it only touched my hand, so it shouldn't be a problem." Although Liu Songbai was cautious by nature, he didn't think Lin Fuquan could do anything to him in such a short moment. However, he couldn't bear to disappoint Jin Ling's kindness, so he obediently handed the tea canister to her.
Wan Jianfeng, standing by, also felt that the imperial concubine's move was a bit of an overreaction. Besides, why would someone close to his mentor frame Liu Songbai?
Jin Ling paid no attention to it. She took the tea canister and immediately called Doctor Shi, saying that she was not feeling well. Sure enough, poison was found in the tea canister.
"How could this be!" Wan Jianfeng, who had come along because of the matter concerning his mentor, was the first to exclaim in surprise. He hadn't expected to actually find a deadly poison in the tea canister. Doesn't that mean that Eunuch Lin truly had the intention to harm others?!
Jin Ling did not answer his question first, but ordered Doctor Shi to prescribe the pregnancy-maintaining medicine for her as usual, and told him to keep the secret before sending someone to invite the emperor, Sanhao and the father and son of the Gao family.
"So Lin Fuquan deliberately poisoned Uncle Liu?" Gao Xianyang couldn't sit still anymore when it came to his future father-in-law. He gently supported Sanhao's back, offering him support while he questioned the Imperial Concubine.
"Well, when I was little I loved watching Xiao Shun perform magic tricks. I thought they were incredible. Later, when Eunuch Bu saw that I was fascinated by it, he called Xiao Shun over and explained the technique to me. During our casual chat, he told me that he also learned his magic tricks from Eunuch Lin. His magic tricks were so fast that he could take anything away even in front of everyone, without anyone noticing."
Jin Ling took out the bamboo tube and said, "Actually, the reason I asked that question was because I saw Lin Fuquan deliberately knocking Uncle Liu down from behind. Then I saw his fingers were black, and I became even more suspicious."
She looked at General Wan and Gao Xianyang, father and son, and finally set her sights on Li Yi: "I am just worried that Lin Fuquan's actions this time are not just to assassinate Uncle Liu."
Sanhao and Gao Xianyang exchanged a glance, both remembering today. Sanhao's face paled instantly, and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Gao Xianyang's face also turned ashen, and he clenched his cheeks tightly, wishing he could eat someone's flesh alive.
"What's going on?" Li Yi saw the state of the two people and understood the importance of the matter, so he immediately asked.
Gao Xianyang bowed to the emperor, then reported to Li Yi, "Sanhao and I originally agreed that today our two families would have a family dinner together, just the four of us, chatting and talking, and not leaving until we were drunk."
"So, if the Imperial Concubine hadn't discovered Lin Fuquan's secret poisoning today, wouldn't tonight be..." Wan Jianfeng thought of the toxicity of the poison and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for them. "But Lin Fuquan has no grudges against your two families, so why would he do such a cruel thing?"
"Brother Wan is right. We have no grudges against Lin Fuquan. He would not do such a thankless task unless he is being used by someone else and has no choice but to do it."
Gao Xianyang would not miss any opportunity to persuade Wan Jianfeng to rebel. Even though his family had just almost died at the hands of Ma Yuanying, he did not hesitate to continue brainwashing Wan Jianfeng the next second.
But this was also a good thing for her. Jin Ling didn't mind helping him out: "There's also another general who used to be his most capable general - Wen Fangzheng."
"He once committed suicide out of fear of punishment for secretly lending money at high interest rates to the palace. But two days ago, when I sorted out the salaries of the palace servants, I discovered that this matter has begun to spread again in the palace. The instigator is surprisingly another eunuch Zhang, another capable subordinate of Ma Yuanyi."
Jin Ling did not miss the hesitation in Wan Jianfeng's eyes, and that was enough. In the plot, Wan Jianfeng sent someone to investigate and found evidence of Ma Yuanying's corruption and abuse of power.
Li Yi also guessed that Ma Yuanying must have been the mastermind behind this matter. Firstly, he wanted to intimidate himself and the court officials and let the people of the world know the consequences of offending him, Ma Yuanying. Secondly, he wanted to clip his wings and reduce the number of people available to him.
I'm afraid he also knew that Uncle Liu helped him secretly contact generals such as Luo Jiayao and Zhu Guangqi.
In order to ensure the safety of the two elderly people, they simply discussed letting them fake their death, and then arranged for reliable personnel to place them in the Zhongnanshan Taoist Temple where Li Yi once lived.
Then he sent Gao Xianyang out of the palace in person to find new troops and generals according to the list written by Liu Songbai, and ordered them to quickly enter the palace to defend the king.
Unfortunately, the palace was full of Ma Yuanying's spies, and Gao Xianyang's escape from the palace was still exposed. Fortunately, General Wan turned the tide at the critical moment and stood by the emperor.
After Gao Xianyang contacted all the generals, arrangements had been made for the Tubo prince Doji Benma to come to our country, and even the "First Rank in the Dynasty" crane ornament to be sent as a gift had been completed.
In this world, Eunuch Bu was still alive, and Lady Ruan had long known about her son's whereabouts, so she naturally wouldn't try to please Xiao Shun. Even more so was Zhong Sizhi, who had now reconciled with Lady Ruan, so why would she do anything to hurt her?
Therefore, the gift-giving mission was successfully completed. It was not until Doji Benma showed interest in Tang Dynasty songs and dances at the banquet that Ma Yuanyi jumped out again.
This time he pointed the sword at someone no one expected - Jin Ling.
"The prince enjoys watching song and dance performances. Why don't you let the imperial concubine rehearse Tang Dynasty songs and dances to showcase the beauty of our Tang Dynasty to the prince?"
Jin Ling glanced at the hall and saw that most people looked worried, so she couldn't help but laugh.
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