Chapter 15 Everyone Wants to Conquer Me
"The newly promoted Consort Li was a construction worker before her death. The Emperor has given her a task to take care of outside the palace," Consort Nan explained to her in detail.
"As for Consort Lan, whom we knew before, the Emperor granted her several plots of land to manage as she pleased. She is now living in the village teaching farmers how to grow crops."
“When there was a flood in a certain area, the Emperor sent two concubines to provide assistance.”
Consort Ling listened to her explain in detail.
Gradually, confusion appeared in his eyes.
"Besides these things, is there anything else in the palace?" Consort Ling asked weakly.
Even if Nan was slow-witted, she could tell that something had happened outside: "What do you want to hear?"
"Has the Emperor killed anyone?"
“Emmm, you forgot that the emperor is a tyrant, of course he kills people.” Nan sat down and explained to her in detail: “I heard that all the civil and military officials in the court have been replaced.”
"Do you know Consort Lin? Her parents are prime ministers, and their house was recently raided."
"They said he was plotting a rebellion, but the Emperor had him beheaded and his house confiscated without any evidence." Nan's expression was somewhat meaningful: "However, the others in the Prime Minister's residence were not killed."
Judging from Nan's expression, she's been on the front lines of gossip lately.
Her skills are useless, but she doesn't try to be annoying.
Consort Ling pursed her lips: "And what about Consort Lin?"
Nan replied, "Everyone thought the Emperor would kill her too, but he didn't. Instead, he asked her if she wanted to leave the palace."
"She agreed?" Consort Ling's eyes lit up.
"No." Consort Nan answered without hesitation: "She requested to go to the Cold Palace. She had several loyal servants around her who were not mistreated. She even asked Consort Lan for seeds and is living her own little life in the Cold Palace."
"Even the Emperor goes along with her. And to be honest, she acts like a princess quite convincingly; I've seen it for myself."
"The emperor is her father's killer, so why does she still want to stay in the palace?" Consort Ling didn't understand.
Nan frowned at her and asked, "Did something happen to you when you went out this time?"
His gaze fell on the spot where he had just changed her dressing: "Something's wrong with you. What happened?"
Consort Ling did not mention her intention to escape, but instead continued to ask, "Why doesn't she leave the palace?"
After thinking for a moment, Nan said, "When Consort Lan went out before, she took me with her. If you had seen what was happening outside, you would know why she didn't go out."
"You're not thinking of running away, are you?"
Nan looked at him suspiciously: "I advise you not to. As long as you don't anger the emperor, you're at least safe in the palace. You're a medical student, so you should be very popular with the emperor."
Consort Ling didn't say much, only that:
"I have angered the Emperor. I wonder if he will blame me."
“He’s so petty, he definitely will,” Nan said bluntly.
This left Ling speechless.
"How come you know so much about what's going on in the palace now?" Ling asked her, feeling that she had become quite familiar with the palace since her return.
"Because I'm getting promoted too. The imperial decree to promote me to Changzai should be coming down tomorrow. Although I'm not as powerful as those in the inner circle, I have strong social skills." Nan Ying said with some pride.
“I did all the work for these people. Do you know Hu Yao?”
When Nan agreed to speak, her words were filled with envy, both openly and subtly.
"She's doing business abroad now. In such a short time, her business has spread all over the capital. Now she's gone to other countries, saying she's going to expand her business there."
"If she were where we live, she'd definitely be a female CEO!"
Hearing this, Consort Ling felt a headache coming on: "You people are really..."
Thinking of something, he asked suspiciously, "You weren't sent by the Emperor to persuade me, were you?"
Nan chuckled and said, "You think too highly of yourself. I only came to see you because you were injured, okay?"
Consort Ling pursed her lips, not wanting to speak.
"Tell me what happened," Nan said, not out of concern for her, but because her eyes revealed a look of curiosity.
Ling agreed but did not answer, and insisted on seeing the guest out.
But Nan refused to leave and continued, "Were you trying to escape but got caught?"
"Yes, this hole in my body was made by the emperor's men."
“He took a liking to what I had, but I didn’t give it to him,” Consort Ling said simply. “But in the end, they forced me to hand it over.”
Nan clicked her tongue and said, "Why are you doing this?"
"Out of consideration for our past as mahjong buddies, let me give you a heads-up: don't take this world too seriously. I suggest you treat it like a game."
“Let me tell you this: none of those people who were killed were working for him.”
Consort Ling closed her eyes, feeling the pain in her body. To be honest, she already regretted it.
She had considered that she possessed a pharmacy space within her, so even if she left the palace, she could still work as a traveling female doctor.
"I dare not take it out; I'm afraid it will become his blood bag later." Consort Ling thought that she would understand her concerns.
But after a moment of silence, the other person said, "In the end, you still used it to save people, but you offended them and suffered yourself. No matter how you look at it, you're the one who lost out now."
"You're still too naive if you haven't experienced the harsh realities of life."
Nan sighed and said, "Have you forgotten the saying, 'A wise man knows when to yield'?"
Ling Gui raised his eyes: "Please...please help me."
Nan immediately shook her head, thinking, "If only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."
Go by yourself.
In the end, Consort Ling had no choice but to come and see Ji Huaizhi.
She waited for a long time at the entrance of the Qianqing Palace before Xiao Fuzi finally led her inside.
Once inside, she knelt on the ground without making a sound. Ji Huaizhi continued with his official duties and ignored her.
Seeing that she was about to give up, Chen Duojin reminded her, "Your Majesty, Consort Ling has arrived."
Ji Huaizhi looked up: "You think you're very smart?"
Chen Duojin retreated guiltily, seeing that Ling Guiren was about to give up.
Ji Huaizhi looked at Consort Ling: "Say what you have to say."
Consort Ling opened her mouth, but awkwardly didn't know what to say.
Ji Huaizhi put down what he was holding, stood up and walked around: "Have you thought it through? You can choose whether to stay in the palace or be sent out of the palace."
Consort Ling kowtowed: "Stay in the palace."
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