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

Shangguanfu

Lu Jingning came back specially to accompany Shangguan. She stood in the corridor, looking from afar at Old Madam Shangguan in the pavilion, holding Shangguan's hand and whispering something.

Old Madam Shangguan rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time, her face full of heartache. Shangguan's emotions were also aroused and her eyes were red.

"Aning, what are you looking at?"

Shangguan clan's eldest wife, Murong clan, who was also her aunt, walked up to her at some point and smiled at her tenderly: "Unconsciously, Aning has grown taller and has become a beautiful young lady."

Lu Jingning withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Murong. On the surface, she seemed well-educated and considerate, but in fact, she had been hooking up with Concubine Wan for a long time.

What she was interested in was that Concubine Wan had a son, while her mother had no son to support her. She secretly encouraged her uncle to support Concubine Wan.

She clearly remembered that in her previous life, when her mother died of illness, it was the Murong family that was in charge, and they took the whole family to the countryside to take refuge in advance.

He didn't even show up at his mother's funeral.

Even her good uncle opened the ancestral hall and summoned all the clan members to completely expel her mother from the family tree.

Lu Jingning felt chilled just thinking about it.

"Aning, how did you know that there was something wrong with your mother's medicine? Why didn't you tell me in advance? All these years, we thought that the Crown Princess was safe and sound in the East Palace, but who would have thought..." Murong's well-maintained face showed hatred, and she twisted her face and said, "After all, we are sisters who grew up together, how could you be so confused?"

Lu Jingning smiled faintly and looked at Murong: "Aunt also thinks it's Concubine Wan's fault?"

Murong pursed her lips and did not answer. Instead, she continued to talk to herself: "Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Aning, could this be a misunderstanding?"

"What misunderstanding?" Lu Jingning raised his head and asked back. He still couldn't understand why Murong wanted to help Concubine Wan.

People like the Murong family will not do anything without benefits, and will never help without sufficient benefits.

What can Concubine Wan give to Murong?

"Aning, I'm just guessing. Concubine Wan and your mother have been sisters for so many years, and she has been taking care of your mother in the Eastern Palace every day. If she wanted to do something, she would have done it long ago. If you have time, you should persuade your mother not to be provoked. The crown prince has the support of Prince Shen, so the position of the crown prince can be more stable. After all, your father doesn't have a son yet."

Male?

A possibility suddenly flashed through Lu Jingning's mind.

Concubine Wan has a son and a daughter, Lu Jinglang and Lu Libin. Lu Libin is fifteen years old this year, and Murong's eldest daughter Shangguan Yan is also fifteen years old this year.

Both of them are of marriageable age. If Concubine Wan promises Murong a marriage...

Lu Jingning was shocked by her own guess. If this was true, then the Murong family was far more hateful than she had imagined!

"Aning?" Seeing that she was slow to speak, Murong reminded her softly. In her heart, she blamed her for being spoiled and not sensible at all.

Now that things have come to this, it's time to go down the stairs.

Lu Jingning frowned in confusion: "Aunt, do you mean that the emperor wrongly punished Prince Shen's Mansion and Concubine Tong today?"

Murong was stunned. How could she dare to accuse the emperor of something wrong? She quickly waved her hand and said, "No, that's not what I meant."

"Aunt, my father is young and strong. Even if my mother is infertile, there will definitely be children in the future. As for the son born to Concubine Wan, he is just a bastard. How can he stand out in the entire royal family?" Lu Jingning saw Concubine Wan bringing Lu Jinglang back, and deliberately raised his voice: "Don't worry, aunt, my mother's illness will definitely get better."

Murong was shocked by Lu Jingning's words. She trembled for a long time and asked in surprise, "You mean the prince wants to take a concubine?"

For so many years, the prince has been staying with the crown princess alone, and the mansion is clean. No matter who suggested taking a concubine, the prince refused.

Even though the Crown Princess had no children, the Crown Prince never thought of taking a concubine.

Concubine Wan was so shocked by these words that she stopped in her tracks, stared at Lu Jingning, and hurried forward: "Aning, aren't you afraid of hurting your mother's heart by doing this?"

"That's right. How could a daughter take a concubine for her father? Aren't they afraid of being laughed at if it gets out?" Lu Jinglang echoed.

If the prince had a son, what hope would the Shenjun Palace have?

"Aning, was this really your idea?" Murong looked at Lu Jingning with some embarrassment. The harsh words on her lips turned into a helpless sigh, but her eyes unabashedly accused her of being ignorant.

"It was my idea to take a concubine for the prince. It has nothing to do with Aning." Shangguan walked slowly over from the other end of the corridor, her face gloomy.

The moment she saw her daughter soaking wet in the hall, she realized that it is better to rely on herself than on others.

The Eastern Palace has no children, and too many people are concerned about him.

If the Eastern Palace has a son, her status will remain unshakable.

No one will bully Aning in the future.

Since she was the Crown Princess, she was destined not to have a Crown Prince alone, so Shangguan figured out that instead of adopting a child, it would be better to have a child of the Crown Prince's bloodline, so taking a concubine was the best way.

"Mother." Lu Jingning walked forward with a smile.

Shangguan smiled at her daughter and held her hand: "Don't be afraid, your mother is here."

"Ok!"

Listening to what the mother and daughter said, Concubine Wan's face turned pale. She looked at Shangguan in disbelief and said, "Crown Princess, was it Aning who forced you to do this? You are the crown prince's favorite. The crown prince does not want to take a concubine. If you insist on taking a concubine, won't it ruin your relationship with the crown prince?"

Concubine Wan took a step forward and wanted to hold Shangguan's hand, but Shangguan avoided her without leaving a trace. Concubine Wan's hand was just raised in the air awkwardly.

"Is the Crown Princess angry with me?" Concubine Wan asked aggrievedly.

Shangguan glanced at Concubine Wan and said, "It is a great taboo for a crown prince to be childless. How could I, for my own selfish reasons, cause the crown prince to be childless and be criticized by others?"

"But..." Concubine Wan was a little confused.

Prince Shen once promised that as long as she could prevent Shangguan from having children, he would definitely let Bin Ge'er take the throne in the future.

But now, for some reason, Shangguan was so crazy that she actually wanted to take the initiative to accept a concubine for the prince. Concubine Wan clenched her fingertips tightly, forcing herself to calm down.

She forced a smile and said, "It's not wrong for Crown Princess to think so. I'm just worried that you'll feel bad about it. After all, they're not your own children, so it's inevitable that you won't be able to raise them well."

Hearing this, Lu Jingning couldn't help but laugh: "Concubine Wan has always been raised by my grandmother. Does this mean that Concubine Wan has always had an affair with my grandmother?"

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Shangguan looked at Concubine Wan with a solemn look in her eyes, full of disappointment. Concubine Wan was so scared that she quickly explained, "Mother, that's not what I meant. It is a blessing for me to be raised by you."

"Okay, stop explaining." The old lady waved her hand, too lazy to listen. After talking with her daughter just now, she realized that Concubine Wan had evil intentions.

She raised him for so many years, but he’s an ungrateful bastard!

Concubine Wan turned pale and murmured, "Mother really misunderstood her daughter."

"Grandma, my mother is thinking about you all the time. I just said the wrong thing because I was anxious." Lu Jinglang stepped forward to explain obediently, and then knelt down to Lu Jingning: "Sister Ning, I was wrong in the past. We can still be good sisters in the future, okay?"

Lu Jingning smiled, but before he could speak, Murong smiled and tried to smooth things over: "We are all family, why should we be so divided? We must unite to stabilize the position of the Eastern Palace. Besides, regarding the matter of the miracle doctor, Prince Shen was also punished. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Who would have known that the miracle doctor would dare to frame the Crown Princess behind his back?"

“Yes, I really didn’t know.” Concubine Wan squeezed out two tears. Seeing that Shangguan refused to give in, she knelt on the ground and slapped herself twice: “Crown Princess, you and I grew up together, how could I hurt you? This time, because of the matter of the miracle doctor, I was also implicated. The Princess of the County beat Jing Lang and me severely…”

Concubine Wan lifted her sleeves to reveal the scars, and she also lifted Lu Jinglang's sleeves. At first glance, they were covered in blood, and the injuries were indeed serious.

Seeing this, the old lady felt a little sorry for him. She sighed helplessly and said to Shangguan: "Yun Wan did make mistakes, but she was punished. It is better to reconcile enemies than to create them. It is better to appease the prince than to make him an enemy."