Chapter 292 Selection of Talents
Chunyue had been with An Yunxi for a long time, and she was bolder. She interrupted directly and said, "Why else could it be? The prince didn't kill His Highness because the princess remembered their old friendship."
Ling Changyu was stunned, then lowered his eyes and whispered to the woman in front of him, "Thank you."
His voice was still a little hoarse because of the wound on his neck, which hurt when he spoke.
An Yunxi smiled casually.
"I just know that the order to assassinate was not given by you, so I didn't take your life. When your wound is healed, go away. Don't reveal the fact that you are not dead yet. From now on, hide your identity and live in a place where no one knows you."
Ling Changyu's lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it in the end.
But An Yunxi seemed to see through his thoughts: "Concubine Hui is not dead, she is in the nunnery, but if she knew you were dead, she would be very sad, but she made the wrong choice, she should be responsible for her choice and accept the punishment."
Ling Changyu suddenly struggled to get off the bed and was about to kneel down to An Yunxi.
But Chunyue rushed over quickly and pressed Ling Changyu's shoulders.
Ling Changyu had no strength, so he could only sit on the bed and say to An Yunxi: "Princess, thank you."
Even though they were friends when they were young,
so many years have passed, and things have changed.
Both of them have their own positions and identities.
But Ling Changyu knew in his heart that his life was saved by his cousin. Even though he had done such a wrong thing, as long as everyone was still alive, the result was already good.
Although his mother's life would be very hard in the future, he knew that she was still alive and well, and that was enough.
He would always remember this kindness in his heart. He was not a person who would not repay a favor. If there was a chance in the future, he would definitely repay it.
"You should take good care of your injuries."
After whispering a word, An Yunxi saw that Ling Changyu was not seriously injured, so she let him rest early, and then walked out of the room.
As soon as he went out, he saw Ling Fengxun standing outside the door.
She wondered: "Why doesn't the prince come in?"
Ling Fengxun raised his hand and touched her head, his eyes full of tenderness: "No need, he should be grateful to you, not me."
An Yunxi reached out and hugged Ling Fengxun's waist, her eyes full of smiles.
The prince's arms were warm, making her feel extremely at ease.
She put her cheek on his chest and gently closed her eyes.
"Thank you, prince."
She just found out that Ling Fengxun had always arranged people to keep an eye on Ling Changyu in the prison.
And this time, when he chose to commit suicide, he arranged for someone to feed him a breath-holding pill, making everyone think he was really dead.
From today on, the Third Prince is dead, but Ling Changyu is still alive
Half a month later, Beifeng City has been unsealed, the snow on the streets has been cleared, and everything is ready to be rebuilt.
This city, which has been covered by heavy snow for nearly a month, has finally regained its former peace.
But even with advance warning, there are still many casualties in the city. The hospitals on both sides of the street are full, and some injured people even line up outside the street.
The crowd outside is noisy, talking about how they have survived this period of time, and no one does not praise the current regent.
If it weren't for the food distributed in advance and the houses built, I'm afraid most of the people here would have died in the blizzard.
Especially those poorer people, they secretly erected a memorial archway for the Regent at home.
Countless people called Ling Fengxun the patron saint of Beiling State.
In an instant, the Regent had become the people's favorite .
"Our country is peaceful, but the border troubles have not ceased, and the wars have not ceased in the four seas. In order to protect the peace of the country and the well-being of the people, we are now recruiting soldiers to strengthen our country's military prestige. This is the conscription notice. The Regent wants to recruit soldiers!" As
soon as these words came out, the people were shocked.
In an instant, this notice caused an uproar in the entire Beifeng City.
After this period of time, the prestige accumulated by the Regent among the people immediately attracted countless people to participate.
In a short period of time, tens of thousands of people intended to join the army.
When Ling Changyue heard the news, he was still planning the selection of concubines in the palace.
Although the Empress Dowager no longer cared about him appointing Xu Meir as the empress, she asked him to fill the harem as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the hearts of the civil and military officials in the court.
Ling Changyue could not refuse, so he had to agree.
The eunuch at the side filled Ling Changyue's tea. He listened to the news reported by the commander of the imperial guards below, and was so angry that his hands were shaking.
"Recruiting soldiers? Why didn't the emperor's uncle get my consent?"
"The Regent said that there have been some unusual movements in Southern Qi and we must be prepared in advance. Beiling hasn't fought any tough battles in recent years and the military reserves are insufficient, so we have to recruit soldiers in advance."
Ling Changyue was so angry when he heard this: "What I'm asking is, why didn't you inform me in advance about such a big thing?"
However, the commander of the imperial guards was silent for a moment, hesitated for a while and said: "It's not too late to inform the emperor now."
Ling Changyue directly threw the teacup in his hand, and it hit the general's head below heavily.
But the new commander of the Imperial Guard wiped the blood off his forehead without a care, and continued to report: "The most important thing for the emperor now is to fill the harem. I will take my leave."
Ling Changyue was almost mad when he saw him turn around and leave.
The Imperial Guard is subordinate to the emperor, but now, this new commander does not obey his command at all, and even gives him a cold face.
He doesn't take him seriously at all.
The eunuchs on the side were trembling with fear, watching Ling Changyue smash the entire Yangxin Palace again, and then stepped forward to clean up the mess.
Suddenly, Eunuch Xu walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty, the list of beauties has been selected, please take a look."
Ling Changyue's face became even colder.
The Grand Empress Dowager said that Xu Meir was pregnant and could not overwork herself. She was also old and lacked energy, so she handed the selection of beauties over to the Grand Concubine and the Regent Princess.
An Yunxi knew what the Empress Dowager meant, and she did not refuse. She even went to the palace in person to select the list with the Empress Dowager.
No matter how reluctant Ling Changyue was, he had to accept the arrangement of the show. He said coldly, "Bring it up."
The eunuch behind Eunuch Xu put the list on the table.
He glanced at it casually, and the names passed by one by one in his eyes.
Ling Changyue's face became darker and darker, and even his hand holding the list was shaking a little.
He raised his head with bloodshot eyes and asked Eunuch Xu.
"Were these people picked by the Empress Dowager and the Regent Princess?"
Eunuch Xu lowered his head and said, "Exactly."
"Look at who they chose for me. Take this Liu Yanzhi. I remember she had a big birthmark on her face and was called the ugliest woman in the capital. And this Liu Meihua weighs at least 200 kilograms."