Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

On the day Emperor Jingsheng passed away, the succeeding emperor Jun Zechen had a solemn expression and his eyes were full of sorrow. He straightened his back.

Leading a group of princes, princesses, and officials, they slowly walked towards the place where the late emperor's body was laid to rest, to pay their respects to the late emperor's remains.

A solemn "small encoffining" ceremony was held.

Five days later, the "grand funeral" will take place. All officials below the rank of prince, above the rank of official, and above the rank of third-class imperial guards' wives must come to the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects to the late emperor's remains.

With a solemn and dignified expression, Jun Zechen led the princes, princesses, and matriarchs of noble families in performing the "funeral ceremony" with utmost care.

Every gesture was filled with respect and remembrance for the late emperor.

After the funeral rites were completed, Jun Zechen took a deep breath, straightened his body, and announced the news of Emperor Jingsheng's death to the outside world in a calm and firm voice.

The news quickly spread among court officials, members of the imperial family, and ordinary people.

After the funeral, all the members of the royal family looked grief-stricken, and the princes and ministers also looked sorrowful.

The palace maids and eunuchs were all dressed in mourning clothes and began the mourning ceremony.

Early in the morning, Su Jingyao arrived at the gate of the East Palace dressed in mourning clothes.

The concubines of the Eastern Palace were supposed to be led by the Crown Princess to the ancestral hall to offer incense, pay their respects, and weep for the late Emperor.

Logically speaking, Su Jingyao should also go to Qiluan Palace.

However, she took the eldest prince with her and asked the Crown Princess for leave.

He specially sent a palace maid to inform the Crown Princess that he would wait for them directly at the gate of the East Palace.

Su Jingyao chose not to go simply to prevent herself from being implicated in An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi's affairs.

Today, she just wanted to quietly be a spectator.

Qiluan Palace.

"This concubine greets the Crown Princess."

Tang Fengyi's abdomen was swollen, although it was only slightly swollen, even though she was more than four months pregnant.

She stepped forward gracefully, bowed slightly, and spoke in a soft and respectful voice.

After learning that the medicines prescribed by Physician Hu were the kind that would harm the mother and protect the imperial heir, Consort Tang became extremely cautious in using them.

It should only be taken in small amounts when feeling extremely unwell.

Despite these difficulties, the imperial heir has been preserved to this day.

Tang Fengyi knew in her heart that she was of low status and had little influence. In the eyes of the Empress and the Crown Prince, her life was of no importance.

From the moment she stepped into the Eastern Palace, she acted with extreme caution and appeared even more gentle and weak in front of the Crown Prince.

Of the five newly arrived concubines, she was the one who was most favored by the Crown Prince.

However, On Liang-ti is still just as annoying as she was during the talent show.

Despite her arrogant and domineering nature, she could feign weakness and helplessness in front of the Crown Prince and blatantly steal his attention.

The Crown Prince was clearly coming to her Shuyu Pavilion, but An Liangdi often intercepted him.

She loathed An Liangdi terribly, but her status was far too lowly in front of An Liangdi.

She had no powerful connections in the capital, so she had no choice but to seek refuge with the Crown Princess.

After all, the Crown Princess and Consort An had a long-standing feud.

But Tang Fengyi never expected that the Crown Princess was not naive, but extremely foolish.

Even if the Crown Princess did not intend to harm her imperial offspring.

However, her imperial offspring could not be born due to the Crown Princess's foolish actions!

It was the Crown Princess who caused the current situation where only one of her and the imperial heir could survive.

Therefore, the Crown Princess cannot blame her; she must protect herself.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed almost imperceptibly in Tang Fengyi's lowered eyes.

When the Crown Princess saw her, she quickly reached out to call her up, her face showing a mixture of urgency and concern.

"You're pregnant, no need for formalities, please sit down."

Every time Ling Yue saw Tang Fengyi, she felt a deep sense of guilt. It was because of her that Tang Fengyi was in such a weak state, and whether the imperial heir could be born safely was now unknown.

Tang Fengyi raised her head with a slight smile, then sat down.

Not long after, On Leong Tai walked in gracefully.

After she entered, she calmly turned her gaze to Tang Fengyi, and then casually exchanged a glance with Tang Fengyi.

Tang Fengyi's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but she quickly lowered her gaze and head to conceal the turmoil in her heart.

"This concubine greets the Crown Princess."

An Liangdi spoke in a soft voice, and then gave a slight curtsy.

Get up.

Ling Yue responded expressionlessly, her gaze towards An Liangdi showing no kindness whatsoever.

She harbored deep resentment towards this woman.

Almost all the troubles she has recently encountered are related to this woman, but she doesn't know how to fight back.

Now that her golden book has been confiscated and she has lost the power to manage affairs of the Crown Prince's Palace, everything she does is extremely difficult.

Although she had been in the Eastern Palace for two years, it was laughable that she had not managed to cultivate a single person who truly belonged to her.

Now, perhaps he has fewer people under his command than the newly arrived On Leong Tai.

Just then, all five concubines arrived one after another, and the Imperial Household Department also sent over a few eunuchs.

Leading the group was a slightly hunched first-class eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, who humbly bowed.

He respectfully said, "This servant greets all my masters."

Then he straightened up, a fawning smile plastered on his face.

"Today, this servant has come to deliver sutra boxes and Buddhist prayer beads to the masters of the Eastern Palace."

After the emperor's death, members of the royal family were required to copy the Rebirth Mantra for the deceased emperor and place it in the sutra box.

These past few days, each of them has been wearing mourning clothes and copying Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor in the ancestral hall.

The Buddhist prayer beads were blessed by the abbot of Chonghua Temple at the Empress's behest.

Tang Fengyi was the first to walk up to several eunuchs, carefully picked up the copied Buddhist scriptures, and placed them into the first scripture box.

At this moment, the eunuch holding the sutra box changed his expression slightly and hurriedly said, "Consort Tang, this sutra box belongs to the Crown Princess."

The Crown Princess's sutra box contained twenty-four strings of prayer beads, while the other concubines' sutra boxes contained only twelve strings of prayer beads.

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, Tang Fengyi's face instantly showed a look of guilt.

Her eyes were full of apology as she hurriedly said, "Your Highness, I didn't know this brocade box belonged to you."

"However, I have already placed the scriptures in the box. How about I exchange the beads in the Crown Princess's scripture box with my own?"

After all, the scriptures were already placed in the scripture box, and they could only be taken out in front of the late emperor's spirit tablet.

Before the Crown Princess could even speak, Consort An immediately raised her chin, her face full of mockery, and spoke in a sharp voice.

"Isn't Consort Tang being incredibly disrespectful by putting scriptures into the Crown Princess's scripture box? Even if you switched them, you've still committed a grave offense."

When Ling Yue heard An Liangdi criticize Tang Fengyi so rudely in front of her, her brows furrowed tightly, her face showing displeasure, and she reprimanded her.

"Consort An! I am still here, and I haven't said anything. Why are you being so aggressive?"

"Yes, Your Highness is magnanimous and doesn't care about such a trivial matter. I have spoken too much and hope Your Highness will forgive me."

An Liangdi's tone was sarcastic.

"Tang Fengyi, please switch the prayer beads. The sutra boxes are all the same," Ling Yue said considerately in a soft voice.

"Thank you, Crown Princess." Tang Fengyi replied obediently.

After saying that, she slowly took out a string of Buddhist prayer beads from what was originally the Crown Princess's sutra box. Tang Fengyi's sutra box was at the very end.

Because of her pregnancy, she moved more slowly, taking each step carefully and deliberately.

An Liangdi looked at Tang Fengyi, a subtle glint of something unusual flashing in her eyes, before she lowered her gaze, picked up her teacup, and drank her tea.

After exchanging the Buddhist prayer beads, Tang Fengyi slowly returned to his seat.

Then the other concubines slowly stepped forward one by one, picked up the scriptures, and gently placed them into the scripture box.

After everyone had finished, the Crown Princess walked gracefully and steadily at the front, leading the group to depart.

After all, since the golden book was taken away, the nanny sent by Jun Zechen had been teaching her for several months.

The crowd followed closely behind.

They arrived at the gate of the East Palace and met up with Su Jingyao, who was waiting there.

Then, the group headed towards the Qianqing Palace in a grand procession.

At this moment, in front of the Qianqing Palace, Jun Zechen, with a solemn expression, led the ministers and imperial relatives to stand respectfully before the spirit tablet of the late emperor.

The Empress, along with her concubines and the Crown Princess, also walked to the altar.

First, the Empress, with a solemn expression, led the concubines to solemnly take out the Buddhist beads from the sutra box. Their eyes revealed piety and reverence as they began to pray quietly before the altar.

After the prayer is finished, carefully place the scriptures from the prayer box into the box in front of the altar, which already contains many scriptures.

These scriptures will be burned before the funeral.

After the Empress finished praying, the Crown Princess stepped forward, while Su Jingyao and the other concubines stood in a neat row behind her.

Everyone took out their prayer beads from their respective prayer boxes with focused expressions, their movements slow and careful.

Su Jingyao stood on the outermost edge, while An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi exchanged a subtle glance and quietly moved closer together.

The two stood side by side, both behind Ling Yue.

Su Jingyao glanced at the two of them casually.

Are these two about to pull some kind of trick? All the ministers and imperial relatives are here right now.

That's quite courageous, and he's not afraid of losing more than he gains.

Ling Yue took out her Buddhist prayer beads and began to pray.

but.

At first, she only felt a slight itch on her hands, but soon the itch became stronger and stronger, and even started to sting.

She frowned deeply, a hint of pain showing on her face, but she endured it, trying her best not to let her unusual expression show.

What happened to her hand?

Even though she was extremely anxious inside, Ling Yue could only keep her eyes tightly closed, slowly turning the prayer beads in her hands and chanting prayers.

But the more she turned the prayer beads, the more unbearable the stinging pain became in her hands.

Just as she finished praying and the prayer beads finally turned to the last bead, she suddenly couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

The prayer beads in his hand fell to the ground with a sound.

At that moment, Tang Fengyi, who was behind her, happened to get up. Because she was focused on praying, she did not notice that the Crown Princess's prayer beads had fallen.

I stepped on it by accident.

"what!"

Tang Fengyi let out a scream. She twisted her ankle, lost her balance instantly, and fell heavily to the ground.

Ling Yue's face was full of panic, and the Empress, the Crown Prince and the others were also extremely shocked to see this scene.

"Tang Fengyi is bleeding!" someone shouted in terror.