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

When Duke Qi returned to his house, his limbs were weak. Lady Guo, the Duke's wife, hurried forward and asked, "Why does the Duke look so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"

Guo brought him a cup of tea, and Duke Qi drank it in one gulp before his complexion slowly returned to normal.

"My Lord, Princess Linghe's marriage..."

"Since the emperor has granted the marriage, we should obey." Duke Qi waved his hand to let all the maids leave, and solemnly told them everything that happened yesterday: "It seems that there is only a small fight in the palace, but in fact it has long been out of control. Concubine De poisoned the emperor, and the evidence is irrefutable. When the emperor wakes up, he will punish her severely. As for Princess Changhe, marrying her will bring disaster."

The Duke of Qi was extremely grateful that the Emperor of Southern Liang had granted him the marriage.

In the past, Princess Changhe only stayed in the palace and seldom came to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, so in his impression, Princess Changhe was dignified, noble, elegant and quiet. But after seeing her today, he realized how foolish she was!

If such a disaster is married into the family, sooner or later the Duke's Mansion will suffer from unrest.

"How long can the emperor hold on?" Guo asked cautiously.

If she can't hold on any longer, the marriage will definitely be put on hold. Princess Linghe is a daughter and she will have to observe mourning for at least three years.

The Duke of Qi frowned. He glanced at the Emperor of Southern Liang from afar in the inner hall and saw that he did not look well. There were many imperial doctors waiting for him in the palace.

It’s hard to say whether I can survive this month.

"Let's get ready first."

Guo nodded and muttered, "People outside say that things have been uneasy recently. It's all because of the reversal of the Tiangang. The evil spirit of the big devil is too heavy, which has ruined the feng shui of Nanliang."

Duke Qi frowned upon hearing this: "Who is talking nonsense outside?"

"Everyone is talking about it in the streets and alleys."

Even Guo herself thought so. Why should a girl be so greedy for power? It would be better for her to find a reliable family to marry into. With the identity of a wealthy woman as a backer, who would dare to bully her?

Duke Qi recalled how Lu Jingning was neither humble nor arrogant and how he controlled the overall situation in an orderly manner in the hall yesterday, and how it was said that this marriage was arranged by Lu Jingning.

"Shut up! Don't spread rumors at will. This big shot is not a simple person."

"But the prince is dead..."

"There have been examples of female emperors ascending the throne in previous dynasties."

Guo suddenly took a deep breath at the words of Duke Qi.

At this moment, the door of the room was slammed, and Duke Qi said in a deep voice: "Come in!"

The housekeeper pushed the door open and walked in: "My Lord, there is news from the palace that Concubine De has confessed. I would like you to come into the palace as a witness."

The Duke of Qi had just returned from the palace and was about to go back again. He felt a little uneasy, but he could only nod his head, tidied his clothes simply, stood up and strode away.

……

Royal Palace

Concubine De was kneeling in the main hall, looking a little dazed. When she saw Lu Jingning come in, she gritted her teeth, wanting to curse but not daring to.

Lu Jingning sat at the lower right hand of the highest position, casually raised the teacup, pinched the tea leaves with his fingertips and gently stirred the tea foam, as if he didn't see Concubine De.

"How can the great *** show mercy?"

After being detained for two days, Concubine De finally realized that the reason her daughter's marriage was snatched away and she was framed was all because she had offended Lu Jingning.

Now the power of her life and death is in Lu Jingning's hands, so she has no choice but to behave herself.

Lu Jingning hooked his finger at Concubine De and whispered something in her ear.

"You're crazy!" Defei widened her eyes in shock.

"Which is more important, having one person bear all the responsibility, or having nine generations of the family implicated?" Lu Jingning asked back. Defei's mother's family is also a prominent family in the capital, and Defei is the eldest daughter carefully cultivated by the family, so she attaches great importance to the interests of the family.

Poisoning the emperor and punishing his entire clan is not excessive at all.

As Defei looked at the girl who was so close to her, she felt a chill rising from her knees to the top of her head.

"I will only give you one stick of incense to think about it."

As Lu Jingning spoke, he lowered his head to smell the tea, took a sip and put it down, then elegantly and calmly picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of his lips.

"I have summoned the Duke of Qi to the palace. The time of the Empress Defei is running out."

After thinking it over, Concubine De gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down: "Prince Shen may not listen to me."

"You don't have to worry about that."

Lu Jingning raised his eyelids, glanced at the other party, and smiled playfully: "I can marry Changhe far away, and you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Defei, you must know that you can't escape this situation, and don't even think about overthrowing me. Think about your nine clans."

Lu Jingning's words completely dispelled Concubine De's luck. She bit her teeth almost to pieces, and squeezed out a word from between her teeth: "Okay!"

"Xue Yuan!" Lu Jingning called out and nodded at Xue Yuan who had just entered the room.

Xue Yuan understood and left.

About half an hour later, news came that Prince Shen had already headed towards the Bihe Palace. Concubine De gritted her teeth and looked at Lu Jingning: "I hope the Lord can keep his word."

After saying that, Concubine De ran towards the Bihe Palace very quickly.

Xue Yuan walked in: "Madam, do you think Concubine De will betray us and tell Prince Shen everything?"

Lu Jingning shook his head. Prince Shen couldn't even protect himself, so why should Concubine De trust him?

Moreover, what great ability did Prince Shen have to reverse the fate of the emperor who was poisoned? He wished he could stay away from her.

He dared to plead for Concubine De in front of the Emperor of Southern Liang. Wasn't this telling everyone that there was something fishy going on between him and Concubine De? Couldn't Concubine De have thought of this?

She closed her eyes and waited for news.

Xue Yuan felt a little distressed. Her master had been working so hard during this period that his clothes had obviously become much looser.

at last

an hour later

A shrill scream was heard from Bihe Palace.

The door opened with a bang.

Several palace maids were standing at the door, staring at the scene inside with wide eyes. Concubine De was lying on the couch with her clothes in disarray, revealing her snow-white shoulders. Prince Shen held Concubine De down with red eyes.

Perhaps the door was opened and the two were disturbed.

Prince Shen woke up instantly, and his face changed slightly when he looked at Concubine De under him.

"Why are you here, Prince Shen?" Eunuch Changxi asked in surprise, and then said to Concubine De, "The Emperor summoned Concubine De."

Prince Shen hurriedly grabbed his clothes and put them on, shouting to Changxi that he was innocent. Changxi had already left, and when Prince Shen chased him out, he had already gone far away.

"Damn it!" Prince Shen turned his head and glared at Concubine De fiercely: "Bitch, who told you to plot against me?"

Concubine De looked innocent: "It was the prince who rushed in, and I couldn't resist him. The prince really hurt me."

Prince Shen was half-believing and half-doubting this.

Now was not the time to worry about these things, so he hurried to the Emperor of Southern Liang to explain. More than an hour ago, Princess Changhe sent someone to deliver a letter to him, saying that there was an important discovery, and asked him to go for a trip just to be on the safe side.

Prince Shen came without saying a word. There was no one guarding the Bihe Palace, so he pushed the door open and walked in. Unexpectedly, his lower body aroused an uncontrollable desire, which he could not suppress, and he lost his mind.

By the time he woke up, disaster had already occurred.

Concubine De looked at Prince Shen's receding back and burst into tears in deep regret. She should not have participated in the fight for the throne. She had the slightest evil thought and caused a disaster.

Defei left a letter of confession and bit her tongue to commit suicide.

The palace at this time

The Emperor of Southern Liang sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face, staring at Prince Shen with vicious eyes, while Eunuch Changxi beside him was talking about what happened.

"Father, I was framed." Prince Shen kowtowed hurriedly, and soon his forehead was broken.

The Emperor of Nanliang had a look of disgust on his face, and in a very low voice he asked for the imperial physician.

After the imperial physician examined Prince Shen's pulse, he confirmed that Prince Shen was not poisoned and was in good health, with nothing unusual.

"How is this possible?" Prince Shen was anxious, pointing at the two doctors and saying, "You must have made a wrong diagnosis. I was clearly murdered."

The two imperial doctors cried out that they were innocent.

The Emperor of Southern Liang waved his hand and ordered all the people in the Imperial Hospital to feel Prince Shen's pulse. Before the feeling was over, a palace maid came outside to report that Concubine De had committed suicide out of shame and anger, and left behind a letter written in blood.

When he heard the word "suicide", Prince Shen's eyelids twitched even more violently.

There is no evidence, it's too late to say anything now.