The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne

After all, Concubine De did not dare to go to see Emperor Nanliang. When she turned around, she saw Lu Jingning staring at her with a smile.

Boom!

Something seemed to explode in her mind, and Defei finally came to her senses and glared at Lu Jingning: "You are the one who is interfering!"

Lu Jingning curled his lips and with a glance, all the eunuchs around him stepped aside.

Concubine De watched all this in surprise.

Since when did the servants in the Council Hall listen to Lu Jingning so much?

"I heard that Concubine De has been visiting Grandfather Huang these past few days. What's the matter?" Lu Jingning approached Concubine De and raised his eyebrows: "Why do you want to get involved when you can't just stay in the palace quietly?"

Concubine De looked at the person in front of her in shock. Perhaps she didn't expect Lu Jingning to speak to her like this. It was simply too arrogant.

"Are you too confident, Madam? The emperor favors you now, but that doesn't mean he will always favor you. Today you are the high and mighty regent, but one day you will most likely be a prisoner. Instead of making enemies everywhere, it is better to plan for yourself early and stay away from trouble."

In the eyes of Concubine De, Lu Jingning is a girl, the life and death of the little prince is unknown, and the Eastern Palace has no one to rely on. The crown prince is dead, Prince Ning is dead, even if all the princes are dead, it is not Lu Jingning's turn to make decisions.

Now it's nothing more than a verbal battle, a fight between trapped beasts.

Lu Jingning glanced at Concubine De and saw that her stern eyes were full of disdain. He was too lazy to continue: "I have already reminded Concubine De. Since Concubine De is stubborn, let's wait and see."

Concubine De snorted coldly and walked away.

She just didn't believe that Lu Jingning could cover the sky with one hand.

Lu Jingning narrowed his eyes and instructed Xue Yuan, "Next time Concubine De comes to pay respects, don't stop her, let her go."

"Yes."

Two days later, Defei could not stand Princess Changhe's crying anymore, so she had to go to the Council Hall again to ask for an explanation. This time, Defei specially prepared her best snacks and soup to visit her.

Concubine De was even prepared for the Emperor of Southern Liang not to see her.

Unexpectedly, when Eunuch Changxi saw Concubine De coming, he respectfully invited her in and said, "Please come this way, Concubine De."

This surprised Concubine De a little.

"How is the emperor doing lately?" she asked worriedly.

Eunuch Changxi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is still the same. Perhaps he is in a bad mood, and his temper is getting worse day by day."

Concubine De nodded and asked about Lu Jingning again.

"Big *** has been here this morning."

Defei had already inquired about this matter a long time ago. She waited until Lu Jingning left before coming here to avoid any conflict.

She had been to the Council Hall several times and was familiar with it. After walking around a huge screen, Concubine De vaguely saw a bright yellow color inside and several young eunuchs standing beside the bed.

The whole room was silent.

Defei's movements became gentler as she walked behind the screen. When she looked up, she saw the Emperor of Nanliang, who was lying on the couch with a sick look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine De bowed and saluted.

The Southern Liang Emperor raised his hand gently.

Concubine De slowly stood up, took the vermilion food box from the palace maid beside her, and opened it to reveal the snacks and soup inside.

"I made some snacks myself, please..."

"Your Majesty, Duke Qi requests to see you." Duke Changxi interrupted Concubine De, who frowned when she heard it.

In terms of status, she and the Duke of Qi are cousins, and she thought that maybe the Duke of Qi came for marriage as well.

If neither of them agrees to the marriage, maybe the Emperor of Southern Liang will change his mind.

Concubine De glanced outside, eagerly hoping that the Emperor of Southern Liang would allow Duke Qi to come in.

The Emperor of Southern Liang acted as if he didn't hear anything and pointed at the tonic soup brought by Concubine De.

The young eunuch quickly scooped a bowl and handed it over.

After drinking half a bowl, Emperor Nanliang raised his hand and gestured to Eunuch Changxi.

Eunuch Changxi nodded and raised his voice to shout "Xuan".

A moment later, the Duke of Qi walked in.

The next moment, Emperor Nanliang covered his chest tightly, lowered his head and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, then fell headfirst on the couch and fainted.

"emperor!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician!" Changxi shouted at the top of his voice.

The room was in chaos.

The Duke of Qi knelt on the ground with a puzzled look on his face, without even having the chance to say the words of greeting.

Defei, who was standing by, looked at the blood on the ground, feeling uneasy and her eyelids twitching.

The imperial physician arrived soon and confirmed that the patient was poisoned after taking his pulse.

"What else does the emperor take besides his daily medicine?" asked the imperial physician.

Eunuch Changxi pointed at Concubine De and said, "The Emperor usually follows your prescriptions. It was only today that he ate the snacks and tonic soup sent by Concubine De."

When Concubine De heard this, her heart rose to her throat.

"I made this soup myself. It clears away heat and detoxifies. There will be no problem."

The imperial physician said nothing.

"Test the medicine and snacks for me!"

Lu Jingning's voice came from behind the screen.

Then Lu Jingning's figure appeared before his eyes, with a cold face and a murderous aura emanating from his body.

"What do you mean, my lady? Are you suspecting me of poisoning the emperor?" De Fei asked angrily, "How could I be so stupid as to openly poison him? This is a capital crime punishable by death for all of my clan!"

"This concerns the safety of the emperor. Anyone who comes here and is suspicious must be thoroughly investigated, no one is exempted!"

Under Lu Jingning's order, the imperial physician began to thoroughly check the soup and snacks brought by Concubine De.

The investigation indeed revealed the problem.

"Replying to the emperor, there is a kind of cold lotus in this soup that is not easy to detect. Unfortunately, it just happened to conflict with the medicine that the emperor drank, so the emperor was poisoned. Fortunately, the emperor only ate half a bowl, which was not enough to be fatal."

The soup was cooked by Concubine De herself, and it indeed contained cold lotus grass, which was her unique secret recipe.

Used to add fragrance.

Lu Jingning raised his foot and kicked Concubine De fiercely: "The emperor only granted a marriage, and you dared to poison the emperor. You are so bold!"

Concubine De was panicked. She had no idea that Leng He Cao would so coincidentally conflict with the medicine the emperor was drinking.

After being kicked, Concubine De climbed up with difficulty, ignoring the pain, and defended herself: "This palace... This palace didn't know it would be such a coincidence."

Lu Jingning raised his chin and said, "Come here, take Concubine De out and lock her up. She cannot see anyone without my permission."

Two eunuchs held down Concubine De, gagged her and dragged her out.

Several imperial doctors in the room took turns giving acupuncture treatment to Emperor Nanliang.

Lu Jingning ordered the others to leave.

The Duke of Qi stood up in panic and followed him out.

Since the marriage contract was granted, the Duke of Qi's mansion has been in turmoil. The Duke of Qi has no choice but to come to the Emperor of Southern Liang to test the waters.

For two consecutive days, Emperor Nanliang took medicine and rested.

The Duke of Qi was not discouraged and came again for the third time.

Who would have thought that by such a coincidence today, I would run into Concubine De poisoning the Emperor.

"What does Duke Qi want to see the emperor for?"

Lu Jingning's slightly oppressive voice came from above his head.

The crime of poisoning Concubine De was a serious one. How could the Duke of Qi have the guts to associate himself with Concubine De? He quickly said, "I am here to thank the Emperor."

Lu Jingning sighed.

The news of the poisoning soon reached Princess Changhe's ears.

Princess Changhe rushed to the council hall without saying a word, and became even more furious when she saw Lu Jingning.

"What qualifications do you have to imprison my mother? I order you to release her immediately."

Princess Changhe started to make a fuss in the side hall, but Lu Jingning did not stop her. He glanced at Duke Qi's face from time to time.

The Duke of Qi seemed to be hesitant to speak, with an unpleasant look on his face but a hint of relief showing from time to time.

"What despicable tricks did you use to coax the emperor to grant you the title of regent? Others may be afraid of you, but I am not!"

Princess Changhe is the most favored among the princesses, and she has been spoiled to the point of not knowing her own limitations.

At this moment, she used all her princess dignity, and her eyes were as sharp as knives, as if she wanted to eat Lu Jingning alive.