Chapter 271: No Dugu Yu Will Marry
In everyone's opinion, Concubine Qin Shu should be dead this time. Even Prince Ning and the entire Qin family should be implicated by her and unable to recover.
But who could have imagined that the supreme emperor actually had true feelings in his heart. In his eyes, the lives of the nineteenth prince and Huipin, the anger of all the civil and military officials in the court, and the laws of Zhaoling were not as important as a concubine. It was simply ridiculous!
After Concubine Shu left the palace, the more the Queen thought about it, the more unhappy she felt. If she had known this would happen, she would have let Concubine Shu continue to stay in the harem. How could she, after doing so many bad things, still escape the cage of the palace and go out to enjoy her leisure time safely!
"What on earth did she say to the Emperor?"
Why did something that was clearly irreversible end up with such a painless outcome today?!
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Calm down, calm down. Can't you say something else? You can't find anything else. You're a bunch of useless trash!"
The old nanny lowered her head in fear. When the emperor met Concubine Shu, he drove everyone away. If they wanted to know what they talked about, they could only ask the two parties involved. Who could ask that?
"Empress, I just remembered that before Concubine Shu went to see the Emperor, Princess Wuling once came to the palace to look for her with the gold medal bestowed by the Emperor!"
Originally, Concubine Shu was like a fish out of water, having given up struggling and resigned herself to her fate. Why did she go to see the Emperor as soon as Princess Wuling came?
"You mean, Princess Wu Ling gave her some advice?"
"Your Majesty, isn't this obvious? Concubine Shu is from the Qin family. How could the Qin family afford such a heinous crime as murdering the heir to the throne? Although the princess is married, she cares deeply about her family. It's only natural that she would help Concubine Shu with her plans!"
"Oh, I underestimated such a little girl!"
For a long time, the Queen had never heard anyone say a good word about Qin Qingyao. Either it was her previous arrogance or her flirting after marriage. Today she was the Prince of Duan and tomorrow she was the Crown Prince. The rumors sounded like the truth!
The Grand Tutor, on the other hand, seemed to admire the girl's intelligence and talent.
"Is the eldest son of the Taifu family still involved in some romantic affair with Princess Wuling?"
"Yes, the eldest son of the Hou family is now very famous in Yulin City!"
The Queen's expression finally brightened up, and she revealed a determined smile. "The Qin family asked Qin Yuelu to leave the Eastern Palace and sent Qin Yuelin to the Yanling Army. Their attitude is very clear."
"Since they don't think highly of the Crown Prince and insist on boarding Prince Duan's ship, they're deliberately trying to make things difficult for me. We don't need to consider our old friendship anymore. If you're unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"
"Have you thought of any good plan, Madam?"
"Since the Qin family can't be held responsible for the crime of murdering the heir to the throne, then...what about the crime of murdering the country?"
Mammy: “…”
"Summon the Grand Master to the palace. I have something important to discuss with you!"
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There is a royal palace on Ziyang Mountain, twenty miles north of Yulin City. It was built by the late emperor for his beloved concubine to escape the summer heat. That beloved concubine is the old concubine who now lives in Prince Yi's Mansion.
Since the old concubine is still alive, this palace is basically reserved for her, and no one else dares to go there without permission.
At the end of September, a small carriage from the Prime Minister's Mansion left the city early in the morning, heading north all the way to the Ziyang Palace.
It was already autumn, and the mountain was quite chilly. A woman who looked extremely frail sat against a pillar of the pavilion, staring blankly at the mountain below, motionless.
Lin Xiafeng entered the palace unimpeded. When he reached the pavilion, he took off his thick cloak and put it on the woman. "Princess, the wind is strong in the mountains. How can you sit in the wind like this? What if your condition gets worse?"
The thin and listless woman was none other than Princess Anli, who had disappeared from Yulin City for a long time. She had not even returned for the old concubine's birthday.
After falling out with Qin Qingyao half a year ago, she became even more determined to marry into the Wuling Palace.
Why does she care about the court or the overall situation? Putting aside her identity as a princess, she is just an ordinary woman. Why can't she marry the person she loves?
In this life, she will not marry anyone other than Dugu Yu!
She told Prince Yi of her decision, which earned her two merciless slaps from her father. He also confined her to the small courtyard and sent heavy soldiers to guard it, not allowing her to take a single step out.
Afterwards, she decided to ask the emperor to grant her a marriage and find her a home, so that she could completely give up her unrealistic thoughts about King Wu Ling.
Princess Anli certainly could not accept Prince Yi's willful behavior. For the sake of her own lifelong happiness, she went on a hunger strike and refused to compromise.
If her marriage was manipulated at will, if she was forced to marry a man she didn't like, she might as well just die!
Prince Yi was also so angry with her that he made a bet with her. Neither the father nor the daughter would give in or give up. In less than three days, Ling Anli fell into a coma and almost lost her life.
Although the imperial physician had great medical skills and saved her life, she was in a trance and sick all day long after that. She became thinner and thinner day by day, and gradually lost her human form.
In the end, it was the old concubine who decided to send her to Ziyang Mountain to recuperate, so that she would not get tired of her own father at home.
This stay lasted for half a year!
Prince Yi thought she was embarrassing, so he didn't allow anyone to tell anyone about these things, so few people in the entire Yulin City knew where she was.
Ling Anli doesn't have a very good relationship with people in Yulin City on weekdays. She has disappeared for half a year and few people remember her.
In addition to the brothers and sisters in Prince Yi's Mansion, Lin Xiafeng often came to visit her, telling her the latest news in Yulin City and the developments of Dugu Yu's arrival to make her happy.
"Concubine Qin Shu conspired to murder the nineteenth prince and should have been sentenced to death. However, Qin Qingyao entered the palace and, who knows what advice she gave, allowed Concubine Shu to deceive the emperor and leave the palace safely, enjoying a leisurely life in the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
When Qin Qingyao was mentioned, Ling Anli's heartbeat quickened and his blood pressure soared. His originally pale face was stained with a hint of red because of hatred.
"That bitch never stops for a moment. Who does she think she is? She's even reaching into the harem!"
"Ah," Lin Xiafeng sighed, "This kind of thing is really hard to explain. She can even get the emperor's token. With such great magical powers, I wouldn't be surprised by anything she does now."
Ling Anli had a look of disdain on his face, as if Qin Qingyao had done something shameful for the sake of that token, but he didn't know that it was just a token from the emperor so that Dugu Yu wouldn't be given a holiday and could go to the palace to see the flowers.
Lin Xiafeng himself has a badge that allows him to enter and exit the Imperial Hospital freely, and even take medicinal materials from the hospital without restrictions. This is much more useful than Qin Qingyao's badge that only allows him to see flowers!
"But this time, the Qin family has completely offended the Queen, so Princess, you must not continue to ruin your body. You must get better soon!"
Ling Anli, "The Queen hates the Qin family, what does it have to do with me?"
"Of course it is related. Don't you want to marry into the Wuling Palace?"
Ling Anli's eyes lit up, "You mean..."
"In the final analysis, Prince Yi and the Dowager Consort disagreed with your marriage to Prince Wuling simply to avoid suspicion and prevent the Emperor from suspecting that Prince Yi's family had any rebellious intentions."
"But think about it, hasn't Prince Yi always been loyal to the Emperor? How could such a trivial matter as his children's marriages cause the Emperor to become suspicious?"
"I shouldn't say this, but Prince Yi is overly cautious, fearing that even the slightest thing might displease the Emperor."
"But if the Queen could speak for you, and mention it to the Emperor a few more times, letting him know your infatuation with Prince Wu Ling, why would the Emperor not agree?"
"If the Emperor and the Empress have no objections to this marriage, then what reason does Prince Yi have to object?"
It is impossible to grant a marriage. After all, no matter what the emperor does, he will not issue an imperial decree to grant a marriage and let a princess become a concubine. Anyway, as long as they don't stop her, no matter what they do, Ling Anli will happily marry him!
Ling Anli, "That being said, why should the Queen help me..."
"It's not necessarily to help you, Princess. The Queen might hate Qin Qingyao even more than you do right now! You just need to let the Queen see your value. Isn't it mutually beneficial?"
Ling Anli's value lies in doing nothing. Being able to marry into the palace and disturb Qin Qingyao's peace will make the queen happy!
When Ling Anli heard what Lin Xiafeng said, her face immediately lit up. No matter who she was helping to deal with Qin Qingyao, she would do it for free and would be happy to do so!
"Then when can I marry into the palace?"
"Princess, please be patient. You must first take care of your health before you can be a beautiful bride, right?"
"Think back to how glorious it was when Qin Qingyao got married. You're a princess, you absolutely can't lose your presence the moment you enter the house. What do you think?"
Ling Anli held Lin Xiafeng in both hands, his face full of gratitude, "Sister Feng'er, thank you. If you hadn't been helping me all the time, I might have really died. I don't know how to thank you!"
"My Lady, it's really too formal for you to say that. I'm so grateful that you don't despise me and treat me like a good sister. Naturally, I'll consider you more in everything!"
Ling Anli nodded solemnly and swore, "You are my lifelong best friend! If you need me for anything in the future, just ask, and I will do my best to help you!"
Lin Xiafeng covered his mouth and chuckled, "Okay, I'll remember this!"
As soon as Lin Xiafeng left Ziyang Mountain, Ling Anli immediately became lively and energetic, and even took the initiative to ask for medicine and food. If she didn't take good care of her body, how could she marry Dugu Yu beautifully and fight with that bitch Qin Qingyao to the end!
As long as a person has hope in life, he will immediately become radiant!
After Lin Xiafeng returned home, she went into her own pharmacy. She originally had only a superficial knowledge of herbs, but in the six months since her rebirth, she has become an expert in using poisons.
All of this is thanks to the precious drug trial records left behind by Dugu Yu’s short-lived psychopathic master.
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