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

Lu Jingning left the cell with the token in hand. The night was lonely and the cold wind blew on her face, making her feel chilly. She raised her hand to gather her cloak to cover her face and walked towards the East Palace in a low-key manner.

"Aning."

Bu Yan suddenly called her from behind.

Lu Jingning stopped and turned back to meet Bu Yan's gaze.

"Once you have gained power and stabilized the situation, I may have to leave for a while." Bu Yan frowned, with unremovable sorrow and a hint of anger in his eyes.

She was stunned for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Are you going back to Northern Qi?"

"Yeah!" He didn't hide it and nodded in admission.

Under the moonlight, the two were a few steps apart. Bu Yan was wearing thin clothes, with one hand behind her waist to hold down the hem of her clothes that was lifted by the wind, staring straight at Lu Jingning.

"If you ask, I will definitely help." Lu Jingning knew that Bu Yan had helped her a lot. Without his help behind the scenes, she would never have been able to get revenge so smoothly.

Bu Yan smiled faintly.

Lu Jingning hesitated and bit her lip tightly, "I will wait for you."

After saying that, she turned around and left in a hurry.

Bu Yan behind him raised a smile.

The next morning, news of Prince Shen's execution spread. The Emperor of Southern Liang stated on the spot that Concubine De and Prince Shen had died to apologize, and that no further action would be taken for the time being.

It was also announced on the spot that Lu Jingning was named the Crown Princess.

The news shocked the whole court.

"Your Majesty, you have other princes."

The three princes who were named knew that their status was not enough and they had no military power, so they were no match for Lu Jingning.

They all knelt down and resigned.

"I know that I am mediocre and cannot compare to your intelligence and wisdom!"

"The great empress is as brave as any man, she is a role model for women, and she deserves to be the crown princess. As long as it benefits the country and the people, what does it matter if she is a girl?"

So despite the three people's refusal, Lu Jingning successfully became the Crown Princess, and also the first Crown Princess of Southern Liang.

All the seals that once belonged to his father were given to Lu Jingning.

She took a deep breath and clenched her hands tightly, then looked down at Bu Yan, who smiled at her.

Lu Jingning felt more confident.

Three days later, the princess was crowned the crown princess, and the whole country celebrated with great fanfare. The ceremony was almost as grand as that when the crown prince was appointed.

Lu Jingning held Shangguan's hand and sniffed: "Mother, I did it."

Shangguan couldn't hide her excitement.

After the enthronement ceremony, Bu Yan resigned and left. The new Jingzhao Yin became the son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Shen Rufeng. Looking at Shen Rufeng wearing the familiar azure official robe and handing over the memorial, she was still a little dazed when she saw him.

"Your Highness." Shen Rufeng reminded.

Lu Jingning came back to her senses, took the memorial, opened it and looked at it with her head down. Even the handwriting had changed. She sighed, the person had really left.

After dealing with memorials for the entire day, Lu Jingning felt a little tired. Xue Yuan brought him a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Your Highness, today Madam Shangguan requested to see the Crown Princess, but was rejected by the Crown Princess. I have already inquired about it, and the Shangguan family has been very peaceful these days."

How can you not be restless?

Prince Shen died, and she became the Crown Princess. She also held the lives of several people from the Shangguan family in her hands. How could the Shangguan family dare not be restless?

As for whether her mother meets Old Madam Shangguan or not, she will neither obstruct nor object. As long as her mother is happy, that's all that matters.

She stood up with one hand on the table and walked out of the palace. She met Princess Qinghe. Princess Qinghe frowned at her and said, "Aning, why are you still here so late? Don't let yourself get hurt."

Among the princesses, Lu Jingning was closest to Princess Qinghe. He was innocent and harmless, with no vested interests involved. She also generously gave Yun Ge'er the hereditary position.

More importantly, Princess Qinghe never asks questions that she shouldn't ask.

"Aning, thank you so much. Yun Ge'er is much better now." Princess Qinghe's tone was still full of gratitude. She held Lu Jingning's hand affectionately and said, "Come here. I have something to say to you."

Seeing her acting mysterious, Lu Jingning became a little curious. He followed Princess Qinghe for a few steps and stopped at the corner of the corridor.

Princess Qinghe looked hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

"Aunt, if you have something to say, why don't you just say it directly?"

Princess Qinghe gritted her teeth and whispered something in Lu Jingning's ear in a low voice. Lu Jingning's face changed instantly.

A few days ago, an elder from Queen Fang's mother's family passed away. It was not convenient for Queen Fang to go there, so she asked Princess Qinghe to pay condolences on her behalf.

On his way back home, he saw a very familiar figure when passing by Yicheng. When Princess Qinghe sent people to chase him, the figure had already disappeared.

After the funeral, Princess Qinghe hurried back to Beijing. Lu Jingning had already conferred the title of Crown Princess on her and held a conferring ceremony.

So Princess Qinghe was a little confused about whether she should say it or not.

Lu Jingning was completely shocked, surprised and happy: "Aunt, are you serious?"

"Maybe I was mistaken, but the back view is too similar." Princess Qinghe was not sure whether the other person was him.

He told Lu Jingning the place he saw.

"I will send someone to look for him immediately. If they can find him, that would be the best." Lu Jingning was very excited. If his father was still alive, his mother would definitely be very happy, and she could also be filial to her father by his side, and the family of three would be reunited.

"If not..."

"Don't worry, aunt. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have implicated you."

Princess Qinghe shook her head: "It's not that I'm afraid of being implicated, I'm just worried that you'll be happy for nothing."

Lu Jingning held Princess Qinghe's hand tightly, his eyes full of hope. What if it was God's blessing?

She couldn't wait to send someone to look for it as soon as possible.

As for his mother, Lu Jingning was worried that she was not in good health and could not bear the extreme joy and sorrow, so he decided to keep it secret for the time being and also asked Princess Qinghe to keep it secret for the time being.

"Mother's health has deteriorated greatly. After father disappeared, mother seemed fine on the surface, but in fact she cried every day. I plan to tell her when I have a clue."

Princess Qinghe nodded and said, "You are right. The relationship between the emperor's sister-in-law and the emperor's brother is very deep. How can they withstand such a blow? Don't worry, I am the only one who knows about this matter and I will never tell anyone."

The news that her father was very likely still alive swept away the haze in Lu Jingning's heart, and she smiled.

The whole person feels much more relaxed.

Even his eyes were filled with smiles.

"Your Highness." Xue Yuan called from afar.

Lu Jingning and Princess Qinghe each gave a few words of advice and then parted ways.

Xue Yuan came forward and whispered a few words in Lu Jingning's ear: "Old Madam Shangguan came to ask to see the Crown Princess again, and she said she must see the Crown Princess."

For several days in a row, Old Madam Shangguan insisted on asking for a meeting, and Shangguan finally met her.

The mother and daughter had not seen each other for several months. Old Madam Shangguan burst into tears and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have been partial to you and hurt your heart. I have been suffering every day these past few months, reflecting on my mistakes. Sister Li, please forgive me for my mother's old age."

Shangguan looked at the old lady's gray hair and her aggrieved look as she cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound. She frowned and didn't feel any pity.

My heart is filled with resentment.

If the old lady hadn't been selfish, how could Aning have suffered?

If it weren't for the Shangguan family's greed for power and their several plots against her, how could she have been childless for so many years, suffered so much, and almost lost her life?

Because of all the mistakes, Shangguan told herself from the moment she left the Shangguan family that she would never forgive the Shangguan family in her lifetime!

"What are you doing, old lady?" Shangguan was unmoved. She asked the maid to help the old lady sit down and said with a frown, "If you have something to say, just talk. There's no need to use such nonsense."

The tone was as cold as a stranger.

The old lady still felt a little uncomfortable. She thought that Shangguan was only angry for a short while. After she calmed down, she would go to her house and cry and make a fuss, and Shangguan would definitely soften her heart.

Then the mother and daughter can return to the way they were before.

But she didn't expect Shangguan to be in this attitude, which really shocked her.