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

The virtuous concubine talked for a long time, but the Emperor of Nanliang did not stop her, which made Lu Jingning think of what Bu Yan had said just now.

She calmed herself down and explained to Concubine Xian angrily, "My mother is seriously ill and can't get up. Even the imperial physician said that she needs to rest well. Although my mother didn't go there in person, she told me to go to the Shangguan Mansion to visit her. She didn't ignore me. I know Concubine Xian has a grudge against me because of the death of the fourth princess, but my mother is innocent. Why do you have to involve her?"

"You!" Concubine Xian glared at Lu Jingning and defended herself, "I was just telling the truth and I didn't vent my anger on you."

Lu Jingning snorted: "Even the emperor doesn't know this, but the virtuous concubine knows it better than anyone else."

This made Concubine Xian's eyes widen in anger. She wanted to scold him but was hindered by the Emperor of Nanliang above her. She swallowed her anger and explained, "I just heard about it."

"Who dares to gossip in such a huge palace?"

"All right!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Emperor Nanliang rubbed his brows unhappily, and spoke in time to stop them, and did not forget to give Concubine Xian a warning look.

The virtuous concubine was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she lowered her head and said nothing.

"Aning." The Southern Liang Emperor waved at Lu Jingning, revealing a loving look. Lu Jingning walked forward with her skirt lifted, half-knelt quietly and obediently, and looked up at the Southern Liang Emperor with a pair of watery eyes; "Your Majesty."

The Southern Liang Emperor raised his hand and touched her hair, then asked with a smile, "I heard that you advised your mother to give the Crown Prince a concubine? Is that true?"

Lu Jingning's heart sank, but she didn't show it on her face. She pretended to be distressed and shook her head: "Your Majesty, Aning did mention this, and mother agreed out of helplessness, but mother is not happy at all. Your Majesty, did Aning do something wrong?"

"Then what do you think?"

Lu Jingning lowered his eyes: "A Ning wants her mother to live a healthy life. As for offspring, they will come sooner or later."

The smile on Emperor Nanliang's face faded upon hearing this, but Lu Jingning could see that he looked relieved.

She captured the change in just a moment.

A terrible thought suddenly popped up in her mind: the emperor didn't want the Eastern Palace to have any offspring at all!

"Aning, you are still young. Adult affairs are complicated and you don't need to interfere." The Southern Liang Emperor withdrew his hand and handed her an oriental pearl, praising her: "You are a kind-hearted child. You even got Baogong Pills for your mother. I heard that Baogong Pills have miraculous effects. After taking them, your mother may really give birth to a prince."

When Lu Jingning heard this, he clenched his fingertips and burst into tears the next second. His crying became louder and louder, and finally he couldn't stop.

"It was Aning who was useless. Aning was stupid and failed to protect the Baogong Pills. They were snatched away by Young Master Zhao in the street."

The person is dead and there is no evidence.

Everyone knew that Zhao Sui had snatched her brocade box at the door of Liulizhai that day, and Lu Jingning unceremoniously pushed the blame onto Zhao Sui.

"Is this true?" Emperor Nanliang frowned.

"Your Majesty, Aning wanted to ask you to make the decision, but my mother stopped me, saying that you were not feeling well and I didn't want to cause you any trouble."

The Emperor of Nanliang was half-believing and half-doubting this, until the eunuch Changxi behind him mentioned that Lord Zhao had been to Shangguan Mansion to look for an antidote, proving that a brocade box was indeed stolen by Zhao Sui.

"Why did Young Master Zhao steal the Baogong Pills?" asked the Emperor of Southern Liang.

Eunuch Changxi looked at Lu Jingning hesitantly, wanting to say something.

Emperor Nanliang also looked at her. Lu Jingning did not hide anything. "A month ago, sister Lang accidentally drank the menstrual bleeding medicine in the East Palace. It was for my palace girl Xuetuan to treat her illness. This medicine is comparable to the infertility soup. Master Zhao went to ask for the palace-protecting pills for sister Lang. When he found out that I had them, he shamelessly snatched them away. He did not expect that there was a mechanism hidden in the box of the palace-protecting pills."

The Emperor of Southern Liang knew that Zhao Sui's eyes were poisoned.

After sorting out the cause and effect, Emperor Nanliang's doubts about Lu Jingning were dispelled, and he said directly: "What a pity, if there were Baogong Pills, your mother's body would have recovered."

Lu Jingning said with a bitter face: "Baogong Pills have become extinct and it is hard to find them in this world, mother..."

At this point, Lu Jingning shook her shoulders and began to cry. Seeing her crying like a tearful person, Emperor Nanliang couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

"There will be a way."

Lu Jingning decided to stop while she was ahead and received some rewards, and only then did the Emperor of Southern Liang let her go.

After returning to the East Palace, Lu Jingning felt completely limp. He sat on a chair, gasping for breath, his whole body soaked in sweat.

"Princess." Yun Zai poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

Lu Jingning took it and drank it all. Thinking of the conversation just now, she hurried to find her mother to prevent her from revealing any flaws.

When I went to visit Shangguan, I happened to see Doctor Wang taking Shangguan's pulse.

"Doctor Wang?" Lu Jingning was shocked. Doctor Wang was the imperial physician of Emperor Nanliang. He had superb medical skills. Apart from taking the pulse of Emperor Nanliang, he would not see anyone else.

As soon as she came back from the main hall, Doctor Wang came to check Shangguan's pulse. It looked like he was here to verify something, and Lu Jingning's heart was in her throat.

"Princess." Doctor Wang nodded as a greeting and finished examining Shangguan's pulse. He said in a deep voice, "The Crown Princess has sustained a serious injury. Even if she takes a pill to relieve the pain, it will take some time for her to recover."

After he finished speaking, the color on Lu Jingning's face faded completely.

Doctor Wang said, "Princess, don't be discouraged. If the Crown Princess recuperates for five, seven, or eight years, she may have a chance to give birth to a child. You can't force a child."

This sentence brought Lu Jingning's heart back to her senses. She looked at Doctor Wang blankly, but Doctor Wang had already left with his medical box on his back.

Lu Jingning chased after him: "Doctor Wang, please stay!"

Doctor Wang turned around.

"My mother..."

"The Crown Princess has been taking cold foods for years, which has damaged her health. She can only rest and not take any more medicine. Princess, just put your mind at ease. Everything will be fine."

Lu Jingning's heart was at ease: "Thank you, doctor."

Returning to Shangguanshi again, she looked around and asked everyone to leave. At the moment, she was not sure if anyone was still in sight.

"Mother, don't take Doctor Wang's words to heart. You will get better." Lu Jingning comforted her.

Shangguan smiled and said, "I trust Rong, but I don't believe what others say. I won't say a word about the Baogong Pills. How many people would want such a pill in the deep palace? Aning, I have been in the palace for nearly twenty years, how could I not know anything?"

Lu Jingning put his head on his mother's shoulder, smiled slightly, and talked about taking a concubine again: "Mother, our life is good like this. I would not feel comfortable with one more person in the house. You and father are in their prime, why not wait a few years before talking about it."

Shangguan was thoughtful. She didn't ask anything and stroked her daughter's face: "That's exactly what I meant."

After coaxing Shangguan to sleep, Lu Jingning returned to Linglong Pavilion feeling tired. When he opened the door, he suddenly saw a familiar figure sitting at the round table.

Lu Jingning's eyes widened, and he woke up. He took two quick steps and slammed the door shut, breathing heavily, "Why are you here so late?"

"I was doing some business in the palace and came here on the way." Bu Yan's tone was relaxed, as if he was talking about something very casual.

Seeing him like this, Lu Jingning asked directly, "Is Doctor Wang your man?"

"Yes!" Bu Yan nodded, then took out some items from his arms and placed them in front of Lu Jingning: "Sit down, I'll tell you about myself."