Chapter 540 Fear
Concubine Ling nodded. The more critical the moment, the more she needed to remain calm. If she lost her composure at the slightest sign of trouble, she would surely end up in disastrous defeat.
"The Third Prince's constant small actions prove he's wary of you. He's afraid you'll go to your fiefdom, secretly build up power, and one day steal his throne." Imperial Concubine Ling brushed her hair from her temples, a sneer curling her lips. "I originally thought you were in the capital, and we still had a glimmer of hope. Once you go to your fiefdom, you'll have no chance of the throne. Now that I think about it, your going to your fiefdom is actually a good thing."
As long as she is alive and stays in the capital, Prince Yu will have the opportunity to return to the capital.
As for her eyeliner, it has another use.
When Prince Yu saw that Concubine Ling understood what he meant, he said no more and left Yanxiang Palace.
Concubine Ling watched Prince Yu leave, her hands clasped together, still cold. She had been genuinely frightened just now. If Prince Yu hadn't remained calm, she would have made a mistake.
Yesterday, Huichun told her about the Third Prince giving a gift to Prince Yu. She did not take the Third Prince's little thoughts to heart. Who knew that he would not give up and come to cause trouble again and again.
Concubine Ling came to the inner room, took out the tin box that she usually used to store honey, and stored agarwood in the box.
The box is divided into two layers. The lower layer is for honey and the upper layer is for agarwood. A hole the size of a longan is opened to allow the flavor of honey to blend with the agarwood.
In this way, the fragrance will last for a long time without drying up.
Concubine Ling opened the box, and there were already more than a hundred polished agarwood prayer beads inside. She only needed three more to make a total of one hundred and eight.
She took out a set of tools, made the remaining beads, strung them together with a special silk thread, put them in a wooden box, and handed it to Huichun beside her: "You take this to the emperor."
Huichun looked surprised. Concubine Ling was most afraid of the heat in the summer. The slightest movement would make her sweat. As a young girl, her body didn't smell like sweat, but Concubine Ling always felt that she did.
So, every summer, apart from paying respects to the elders at home every day, I would stay in the room with ice and would not want to go anywhere.
After Empress Yuan Rong learned about this, she personally made a rosary for Concubine Ling using Canaan incense, and specially took it to the National Temple to be consecrated. She then gave it to Concubine Ling to wear to remove the smell of sweat.
Replace every three years.
However, when Empress Yuanrong replaced Concubine Ling's new string of Canaan incense beads, Emperor Jing'an saw it and asked Empress Yuanrong to make one for him.
Empress Yuanrong could not stand Emperor Jing'an's nagging, so she specially exchanged agarwood for a rosary for him.
That was the last rosary Empress Yuanrong made for the two of them.
Even though Concubine Ling kept the rosary made by Empress Yuan Rong in a tin box and nourished it with honey.
But after so many years, the fragrance has long dissipated.
From then on, Concubine Ling made a rosary for Emperor Jing'an every five years.
I originally thought that after Emperor Jing'an treated Prince Yu like this, Concubine Ling would no longer make rosaries for Emperor Jing'an.
"Hurry up and go. Why are you standing here in a daze?" Concubine Ling urged Huichun and ordered the palace maid to come in and help her bathe.
Huichun hurriedly took the rosary to the Taiji Hall and handed it to the eunuch waiting at the door: "This is something that the Imperial Concubine prepared for the Emperor. Please, eunuch, pass it on for me."
The eunuch hurriedly carried the box inside and presented it to Emperor Jing'an: "Your Majesty, this is sent from Yanxiang Palace."
Emperor Jing'an was processing a memorial and said without looking up, "Present it."
The eunuch placed the wooden box on the dragon table and left.
After reviewing the memorial in his hand, Emperor Jing'an brought the wooden box to his front and opened it. He saw a string of agarwood prayer beads lying on a bright yellow silk cloth. Looking at the prayer beads, Emperor Jing'an couldn't help but feel slightly dazed.
Empress Yuan Rong's true love was divided into two parts, one for him and the other for Concubine Ling.
But most of the time, he always thought that between him and Concubine Ling, Yuan Rong cared more about the latter.
But Concubine Ling's feelings towards Yuan Rong are not so pure.
At the morning court today, he took back Prince Yu's power.
Tonight, Concubine Ling sent the rosary over. What is she going to do?
There was a hint of annoyance in Emperor Jing'an's eyes.
Eunuch Cao, standing by, was surprised and said, "The Imperial Concubine has sent you another rosary." He couldn't help but sigh, "Another five years have passed. Time flies so fast."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing'an was silent for a moment and closed the lid.
He ordered: "Pick out some headwear from the inner storehouse and send it to the imperial concubine."
Eunuch Cao responded, "I obey your orders."
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On the other side, the third prince was sitting at his desk studying. In the huge hall, there was only one candle lit on the desk.
At this time, a eunuch hurried in, leaned close to the Third Prince's ear, and whispered, "Your Highness, the Emperor sent Eunuch Cao to deliver a reward to the Imperial Concubine last night."
The third prince suddenly looked up, the flickering candlelight shining on his face made his expression even more unpredictable.
Deep down, he was extremely wary of Prince Yu, not only because of his own scheming and tactics, but also because he had Concubine Ling as his backer. Even though Concubine Ling had lost Emperor Jing'an's favor, her relationship with Empress Yuanrong still allowed her to soften the Emperor's heart at critical moments.
In terms of the power of his mother's family, he is not as good as Prince Yu. In terms of means, he is not as good as Prince Yu.
He was afraid that when Emperor Jing'an got older, he would miss Prince Yu who was far away in his fiefdom. Then, under the planning of Concubine Ling, Emperor Jing'an might summon Prince Yu back to Beijing.
Even if Emperor Jing'an puts the overall situation first, he will not summon Prince Yu back to Beijing.
What if Concubine Ling is willing to die in order to get Prince Yu back to the capital?
Then, Prince Yu would be able to return to Beijing to attend the funeral.
In order to prevent future troubles, he could only force Prince Yu to take action against him before Prince Yu left for his fiefdom, leaving Prince Yu with no chance of turning things around.
Sure enough, his concerns were not wrong. After Emperor Jing'an seized Prince Yu's power during the morning court session, he felt guilty towards Prince Yu and gave him generous compensation. That night, he also sent a reward to Concubine Ling.
The third prince's sense of crisis grew stronger and stronger, and he did not dare to underestimate the guilt of being a father.
Suddenly, he realized that his little tricks had no effect on Concubine Ling and Prince Yu.
It was unknown what he was thinking about, but the third prince put down the book in his hand, wrote a letter and handed it to the eunuch, and then whispered a few words into the eunuch's ear.
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