imperial coddle

Chapter 153 Careful Layout
"You can't blame Lin Xiang for this matter. King Yi and the imperial concubine have always been cousins. It's normal to grow up and like each other. But it seems that the Queen Mother has known all this for a long time, but she didn't stop it. Even she was the Queen Mother back then. He strongly recommended me to choose the noble concubine to enter the palace, but I don't know what the empress dowager's intention is."

Talking to smart people is all about point and stop. Nangong Lingchen almost made everything clear with just a few light words, and it has nothing to do with him. The most important thing is that he became the victim , now that Lin Xiangxiang must feel guilty for himself and hate the queen mother, that's enough, and he doesn't need to participate in the next matter, leaving the queen mother and Lin Xiang and their two brothers and sisters to solve it by themselves.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty for his kindness on behalf of the daughter, and I will take my leave first."

Nangong Lingchen waved Lin Xiang and led Lin Xue's maid, and walked out of the imperial study. Yan Qingjun walked out from the screen behind him. Yan Qingjun could feel that Lin Xiang seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, and his body had become a little bent , Yan Qingjun felt a sense of guilt for cheating, but when he knew that Lin Xue was not favored at home.

Yan Qingjun is not sure yet, but after hearing what Lin Xue said, Yan Qingjun felt that Lin Xiang was not what Lin Xue said, so why didn't he think that he tried it like this, and it turned out to be the case, so it can be seen that Lin Xiang did the same thing. There were difficulties, Lin Xiang walked out of the imperial study and did not go back directly, but went to the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace. No one knew what they said, only knew that Lin Xiang left the palace very angry, and the Queen Mother was so angry that she didn't even eat.

One can imagine what the Queen Mother is going through now. Her son is disappointed in her. I am afraid that her brother will no longer help her. The Queen Mother is a little confused. Is it wrong for her to focus on her son? It doesn't matter if her son doesn't understand, as long as he After tasting the joy of being an emperor, she was naturally willing. At this time, the queen mother still did not give up, she was only thinking about how to plan for Nangong Lingyi, and she didn't even think about it. If Nangong Lingyi was really willing, why bother so much.

Compared with the Queen Mother, Concubine Chen's side is not much better. Ever since Nangong Lingxia was beaten in the dungeon, her spirits have not been very good. Adding the words of Nangong Lingchen, it is always a nightmare, and her children are not good. Being a mother is naturally not much better.

It has been more than a month since Nangong Lingxia has not recovered, and the injuries on her body have come and gone. Concubine Chen has to worry about her daughter, and at the same time, she is also worried about her concubine, and she can't sleep day and night. She became much haggard, and looked at Concubine Chen who was obviously much older in the mirror, and squeezed the silk handkerchief in her hand fiercely, as if she was about to crush the silk handkerchief, when someone walked in.

"Miss."

Concubine Chen saw that it was a spy she had arranged to go out to inquire about the news, she regained her sanity, and instantly looked back at all those noble and elegant, and fiddled with the hair on her head once and for all.

"Say."

"The queen mother has already started to take action. The subordinates found out that the queen mother has successfully wooed the white tiger and the green dragon."

"What did you say? Why didn't the Ai family know when this happened?"

Concubine Chen asked the people below viciously, how could there be any elegance in that look of eating people? This change scared the spy almost thinking that the person in front of him had changed. When Concubine Chen saw the look of the spy, she knew what she said Wrong words, took a deep breath and said quickly:

"When did this happen? Didn't the prince of Baihu go back long ago?"

"Back to your mother, it is said that it was the night before the fifth prince left. As for the Qinglong incident, it happened yesterday. Nangong Lingyi and Qinglong's princess somehow..., and later the prince found out, and the prince was furious at the time. I left, but at night I went to the queen mother's princess to listen to the opera."

"Bang... I was preempted by this damn old hag. Keep an eye on that old hag and the little emperor. I heard that the little emperor has been staying in Yanxue Palace recently. The amount of that thing should be increased." Yes, advance the time a little bit."

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

The hidden guard disappeared in an instant. Concubine Chen revealed a vicious smile on the corner of her mouth. That smile, coupled with her distorted face, looked terrifying. Concubine Chen withdrew the smile expressionlessly, straightened her appearance, shouted to the people outside:

Hearing the voice, the little eunuch outside the door hurried in and said respectfully in a low voice: "Your Majesty."

"Go, the general called the prime minister to come into the palace, and said that Ai's family needs to discuss matters again, so go and come back quickly."

"Yes."

The little eunuch retreated to the door, then turned around and walked out, and ran towards the outside of the palace. The general and the prime minister still respect Concubine Chen very much. Once they received the order, they immediately entered the palace. When they met, they looked at each other, and they knew each other well what they were called to do at this time, and the two of them entered the palace of too much purity one after the other.

"The minister kowtowed to see the empress."

Concubine Chen looked at the two of them, and quickly pretended to come down from the top, and helped them up one by one with each hand. The look really looked like she really loved these family members.

"Brother, you don't need to be too polite with your brother-in-law, we are a family."

The two people who were pulled up were a little stiff. After all, they had been in court for many years. They both came back to their senses in an instant, took a step back in embarrassment, and said in unison:

"Your Majesty can't do it, and etiquette can't be discarded."

Concubine Chen naturally felt their discomfort. Concubine Chen tightened the veil in her hand, she lowered her head and saw something flashed in her eyes, then raised her head to become that noble and generous concubine again.

"You two adults, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."

"Thank you madam."

The two walked to the side and sat down to listen to what the concubine said next. Concubine Chen looked at the two with a serious face, and was even more annoyed in her heart. If it wasn't because she had nothing to do now, she would not have asked you.

But I have to do this for my own plan, and even if I get that seat, I can't sit in it. I only have one daughter, and my brother only has one daughter, and only Zhang Hengyuan has a son. Although he is a bit dandy, this is better. I can catch it myself, let Xia'er marry him when the time comes, and the world will be theirs easily. For her own plan, the concubine regained her senses, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then slowly said:
"My lords, you should have also heard that Xia'er was framed by someone. She almost lost her life, but she was finally rescued. Xia'er has suffered so much, but the murderer has not been caught until now."

Zhang Hengyuan and General Chen looked at each other. Zhang Hengyuan respected his brother-in-law, and his eyes signaled you to speak first. General Lin gave Zhang Hengyuan a hard look, and then said:
"Didn't His Majesty say that he is investigating this matter?"

At this time, Zhang Hengyuan also quickly echoed: "Yes, His Majesty has been sending people to investigate this matter."

Concubine Chen almost gritted her teeth. The two of them did it on purpose. Nangong Lingchen just searched it, just flipped through it in a symbolic way. It was obvious that he beat the person. She couldn't say it yet. I didn't take it for granted. It was because of my brother's daughter that I killed my own daughter. It is absolutely impossible for the two of them not to know the truth of the matter.

"The Ai family will not be around the corner anymore. The whole family has told the truth. The turmoil in the court is so great now. The two adults should know it. Xia'er and I are orphans and widows. When the time comes, that side will gain power. We Both mothers and daughters are being bullied, so the Ai family decided to find someone to rely on. The queen mother's party has made a lot of moves recently, and it seems that a coup d'etat is about to happen at any time. .”

This time, Concubine Chen understood what she said, and the two of them understood. Of course, Concubine Chen did not expect the two of them to agree so quickly. Li said:
"If you go back to your mother, Rong Chen will go back and think about it."

Concubine Chen's expectations were indeed good, she pretended not to care much, and waved at the two of them, just as they walked to the door, Concubine Chen said again:

"Ling'er's child, Ai's family likes it very much. My brother-in-law asked him to come and see Ai's family when he had time. Now that Xia'er is like this again, let that child come and accompany his cousin."

Zhang Hengyuan's body froze, he turned around and bowed to the concubine and said, "I thank the concubine for your kindness first, and I will tell the concubine when I get back."

After finishing speaking, the two walked out until they could no longer see Concubine Chen and threw the teacup in her hand. She didn't expect that she would be so shameless. After saying that herself, the two of them seemed unmoved How can this make me not angry, if I am a son like that old witch, why should I be so humble.

The people below the room were furious, and they didn't see the two people above the room staring at her closely. Just when Yan Qingjun was about to speak, Nangong Lingchen stopped her and motioned her to look down with his eyes. I was a little stunned.

Is this still the high and mighty Nangong Lingxia? I saw that Nangong Lingxia was so thin that she was only skin and bones, walking like a gust of wind could blow her away. Nangong Lingxia walked to Chen Taifei's side with the help of her maid.

"What's wrong with my concubine? Didn't I ask my uncle to talk to my uncle? Why is your face so bad? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Nangong Lingxia's words brought Concubine Chen back from the past. Concubine Chen felt a little uncomfortable seeing her daughter so weak. Although she really didn't like her daughter very much before, she always wondered why she was so stupid, but here she Said that she is also my daughter, and I obviously can't help the rest, I have to choose a good path for her.

"The concubine is fine, you are not feeling well, why did you get up?"

"Daughter is fine, she is much better now."

Seeing the two people below who had nothing to do, Yan Qingjun took Nangong Lingchen's hand all the way back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. As soon as he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Lingchen attached himself to him. Jun Qing Yan knew that he felt a little uncomfortable. , so let him go.

(End of this chapter)