Chapter 98 The Imperial Concubine Bleeds
Concubine De nodded repeatedly, "No one is saintly, everyone has greed."
"Huo Yuchen relied on the support of the general and the queen, and he must have considered the throne as his own long ago. How could he let it go so easily?"
"So what if you don't let go?" The imperial concubine's face was full of disdain.
"You need the heart, the body, and the life to be there!"
"His body, constantly eaten away by various toxins, has long been broken and useless. He still wants to leave behind an heir. I'm going to see how bad it gets!"
"Even if I go to the Goddess of Childbirth and break my head, I may not get what I want!"
Concubine De smiled and said, "Your Highness is indeed very foresighted. She started planning many years ago and destroyed Huo Yuchen's body, making it impossible for him to ascend to the throne. This is how we are today."
"If it weren't for the two years that Divine Doctor Baili painstakingly cared for his health, he would have been sent to meet the King of Hell long ago, right?"
"This time, the Empress advised the Emperor to marry Lin Pianran to Huo Yuchen. It was a brilliant move!"
"In the prince's final years, bestowing a beggar of unknown origin upon him is an insult to him!"
"Compared with Prince Chang's two good marriages, they are like heaven and earth, the difference is like heaven and earth!"
"This is simply naked humiliation. It's even more satisfying than beating Huo Yuchen to the ground!"
"Prince Chang is now in the ascendancy. The crown prince's position will eventually be replaced by Prince Chang. Your Highness will have weathered the storm and will no longer be dominated by Empress Wei."
"First, I would like to congratulate the Imperial Concubine on achieving her wish. If her wish comes true, the Lin family will certainly provide her with all possible assistance."
Concubine Li was very pleased with Concubine De's flattery and fawning. She nodded repeatedly and was praised to such an extent that she almost floated in the clouds, feeling a little ethereal and intoxicated.
"It's just that the palace was robbed last night, and everything in my palace is gone. I beg Your Majesty to help me out of this urgent situation and help me get through this difficult time."
Concubine Li was in a good mood at this time and was very easy to talk to.
Emperor Wu of Qin doted on her extremely and never lacked money for her.
Without blinking, she waved her hand and took out five thousand taels of silver from her private treasury as a reward to Concubine De.
With the motivation of money, she believed that Concubine De would follow her lead even more.
She is grateful for the favor she has received, and she will be soft-hearted if you ask her to go east. From now on, she will not dare to go west.
Using both soft and hard tactics, and then tempting her with benefits, Concubine De had no choice but to submit.
With the help of Concubine De, it will be easier for her to fight against Empress Wei when she returns to the capital.
The two were talking happily when a little palace maid came hurriedly to announce, "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine, the Grand Tutor's wife, and Madam Lin request an audience!"
"Please let them in!"
Soon, the Grand Tutor's wife and Zhao Yurou walked into the hall one after another.
After entering the hall, the two of them quickly knelt down and saluted.
Concubine Li personally stepped forward and helped the two of them up.
The tone was very warm, "Why did you all come to see me today?"
"You all should know about the emperor's marriage proposal just now, right?"
"But is it related to this matter?"
The Grand Tutor's wife spoke first, "The granted marriage is a great joy, but it's really hard to bring up another matter when asking to see the Imperial Concubine!"
After saying this, he lowered his head, looking embarrassed.
After all, as the wife of the Grand Tutor, she has always been accustomed to dignity. Now she has to come here to cry poor and ask for help. It is really embarrassing!
Concubine Li is very versatile and good at winning people's hearts.
She smiled and said gently, "Madam, please feel free to speak up. It's a rare opportunity to do your best for you. It's truly a rare opportunity!"
The Grand Tutor's wife then said, "Your Highness and I are truly at our wit's end, so we have come to beg the Imperial Concubine for help."
"Last night, all the treasures in the house, even the furniture and food, disappeared."
"There were three large carriages in the mansion, and now even the carriages are missing. It's really weird."
"We are about to leave for the capital the day after tomorrow, but the Grand Tutor's Mansion is now empty except for an empty mansion. There is nothing left."
After saying this, he looked so embarrassed that he almost cried.
Having said that, Zhao Yurou quickly took advantage of the opportunity.
"Including this time, our Lin family has experienced three incidents of things being lost. Each time, not even a pin was left. It's so infuriating!"
"But every time, I can't even catch a ghost."
"The authorities have been investigating for days, but they still haven't found any clues. The cases are piling up, and there's nothing we can do."
"Prince Chang recently gave away some jewels, but every time that thief finds them and steals them without fail, it's truly despicable!"
"Last night, not only were all the belongings of the Lin family and the Grand Tutor's Mansion lost, but also all the belongings of the Yong'en Marquis Mansion, the Jing Prince Mansion, and the Han family's second branch."
"The amount of things lost is quite large, which shows how ruthless the thieves are."
"Several of our families went to the authorities to report the case this morning. We all got together to discuss it, but we couldn't come to any conclusion."
"What puzzles everyone the most is who on earth could be so capable of stealing so many things in just one night?"
"Where did he hide all the things?"
"After all, no one can figure out these problems."
The Grand Tutor's wife echoed, "Yes! We all can't figure out how the thief did it."
"It's not easy to steal so many things without anyone noticing."
This requires a large number of people to do this. Putting aside other things, there are those large pieces of furniture and heavy carriages. It would be impossible to do it with fewer people."
"If a large number of people were deployed, it would definitely cause quite a stir and would easily alert others, leading to their discovery."
"But we've questioned all the servants one by one, and no one has found any clues. It's simply too shocking!"
"How did the thief do it?"
"Everyone racked their brains, but couldn't figure it out."
After listening to the stories of the Grand Tutor's wife and Zhao Yurou, Concubine Li also understood that these two people were also victims of the theft last night.
He must have come to beg her to solve his urgent problem.
At least the three most important problems, food, clothing and carriages, must be solved immediately.
If a family has a problem, she can generously provide money and food to solve it.
If several families come to her to solve problems one after another, she will feel distressed.
After all, it's not easy for her to save some private money over the years.
If you spend too much, it will definitely hurt.
Next, even if the Yong'en Marquis Mansion and the second branch of the Han family don't come to her for help, the Jingwang Mansion will definitely come to her for help.
In addition to the requests for help from several palace concubines early in the morning, she spent several thousand taels of silver.
This time, she would have to pay out at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was no small amount!
The Grand Tutor's wife and Zhao Yurou looked at each other and saw that Concubine Li was silent.
I didn't dare to speak again for a moment, and the atmosphere fell into a strange and awkward situation.
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