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

East Palace

It was noon on the third day when Lu Jingning opened his eyes again. He raised his head and saw Shangguan looking at him with a worried look on her face.

"Mother," she called weakly.

Shangguan helped Lu Jingning up: "Aning, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

In order not to worry Shangguan, she smiled and shook her head, saying it was okay. However, Shangguan held her hand and said in a trembling voice, "Aning, have we really come to this point? Do we have to fight?"

Lu Jingning hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily: "If you don't fight, you will die."

Shangguan took a deep breath, then took Lu Jingning into her arms, as if she had made a big decision. She smiled slightly and said, "Well, instead of being bullied and living a cowardly life, it's better to give it a try."

In fact, Shangguan was a very smart person, except for her soft personality. She touched Lu Jingning's hair and said, "Our enemy has never been the Prince Shen's Mansion. Aning, it's the one sitting on the dragon chair in the Council Hall!"

"Mother, I know."

Shangguan was surprised that she had no idea when her daughter became able to stand on her own.

"Mother, what are your plans?" What Lu Jingning didn't dare to ask was, if his father didn't come back, what would Shangguan do?

The position of Crown Princess is only temporary.

If their father doesn't come back, this title will be given to someone else sooner or later, and they will have to move out of the East Palace to make room for others.

Shangguan said calmly, "Your father's biggest weakness is that he has no offspring. If he has a son, what do you think of adopting him as my child?"

Lu Jingning immediately understood Shangguan's intention and found a boy to pretend to be the prince's son in order to temporarily secure his position in the Eastern Palace.

It's not that she hasn't thought about this problem, but she was worried that Shangguan wouldn't be able to accept it, so she didn't dare to bring it up.

"Aning, I can't lose my husband and then my daughter. Everyone is bullying our East Palace. Mother wants to protect you. The worst that can happen is death."

Shangguan had let it go. Apart from her daughter, she no longer cared about anyone else.

Lu Jingning nodded: "My daughter thinks it's a good idea, so I'll leave the selection to her."

"it is good."

The two reached an agreement.

Noon

Changxi came to visit Lu Jingning on the emperor's orders. Seeing her leaning weakly on the couch, he said a few words of concern, left a letter and left.

Xue Yuan quickly handed the letter forward.

Lu Jingning took it and opened it. The letter said that Bu Yan was investigating the truth behind the shipwreck, but encountered obstacles along the way and had not yet found any trace of the prince. The letter also reminded her to take good care of herself and not to act rashly.

After burning the letter, Lu Jingning smiled bitterly. She was walking on thin ice every day. If she didn't take action, she would only be able to wait for death passively.

"How is Concubine Tong?"

Xue Yuan said: "The emperor has already banished her to the cold palace. From what I can see, the emperor doesn't seem to have any intention of punishing her. He even gave her a small courtyard all to herself."

Lu Jingning raised her eyebrows, she knew that the Emperor of Southern Liang would not believe the poisoning so easily, and keeping it to himself was also a way to give Prince Shen some face.

"Is there any way to make a drug that would make people talk nonsense?" she asked.

Xue Yuan nodded.

The night is getting darker

A black figure broke into the cold palace like a ghost, and blew a white mist into the room.

There was a loud bang and the sound of something falling.

The black figure went in for a moment and then came out again.

That night, the guards standing guard outside the cold palace heard Concubine Tong yelling at the top of her lungs, saying that the Emperor of Southern Liang was a hypocrite and a man who did all kinds of evil things.

He also revealed everything that the Emperor of Southern Liang had told Concubine Tong.

The half-truths are spreading.

It was already the next morning when the news reached the Emperor of Nanliang. When Changxi said this, the Emperor of Nanliang's face suddenly darkened: "Asshole, why didn't you report it yesterday?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has instructed you to rest quietly after taking the medicine. I dare not disturb you." Changxi said cautiously.

The Southern Liang Emperor summoned the guards and asked what Concubine Tong had said last night. The guards exaggerated what Concubine Tong had said, which made the Southern Liang Emperor so angry that he immediately issued an order: "This bitch is so impatient that she keeps provoking me. She deserves to die!"

The Emperor of Southern Liang had completely lost his patience and gave Changxi a look.

Changxi understood and retreated with his head down.

**The news of insulting the Emperor of Southern Liang also reached the ears of Prince Shen, who suddenly felt overwhelmed and hurried to the palace to apologize.

He happened to bump into Changxi.

Prince Shen saw the eunuch behind Changxi holding a tray with a glass of wine in his hand, and he was so scared that he asked quickly, "What is this?"

"Prince Shen, this is a cup of imperial wine given to you by the Emperor."

Prince Shen didn't care about much and stopped the man: "Please wait a moment, eunuch. Let me go in and talk to my father."

Changxi smiled slightly.

After Prince Shen left, Changxi started walking, and he walked very fast.

Prince Shen knelt in the corridor and did not see the Emperor of Southern Liang at all. He was so anxious that he did not care about his status and shouted outside the door: "I beg you to have mercy on me, my father, and spare my mother's life."

The longer the time went on, the more desperate he became.

"Royal brother?" Prince Ning dragged his sick body past Prince Shen and called out respectfully.

Seeing Prince Ning, Prince Shen's eyelids twitched: "Why are you here?"

"My father summoned me." Prince Ning responded truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Prince Shen's heart sank.

Then Prince Ning walked in in front of him. The door slammed shut again, and Prince Shen's heart sank to the bottom.

It was not until an hour later that Changxi came back.

Upon seeing this, Prince Shen stumbled to his feet, and ran towards the cold palace.

Changxi sneered when he saw this and went in to report.

When Prince Shen saw the body, it had been covered with a white cloth, and the tables, chairs and benches around it were all over the place, and it was obvious that the body had struggled.

Prince Shen lifted the white cloth, and after seeing the face clearly, he covered it again. He closed his eyes, his body was trembling, and he could not suppress the hatred in his heart.

**'s death was like a stone thrown into a lake, which caused a small ripple but soon dispersed. No one in the palace dared to mention it.

The six palaces were as calm as if nothing had happened.

Lu Jingning rested for more than half a month before she could barely get up. During this time, Queen Fang came to visit her once, holding her hand and saying, "It is I who have implicated you. Fortunately, you are fine. Otherwise, how can I have the face to explain to the Crown Prince?"

"The Queen is in a serious condition."

She didn’t know if it was Lu Jingning’s illusion, but she actually felt that the queen was in a good mood, with smiles in her eyes.

Come to think of it, the ** had been oppressing Queen Fang for decades, and except for her lower position than Queen Fang, she was treated better than Queen Fang in all other aspects.

Of course Queen Fang was happy that such a person died.

"I have already had those account books recopied. Wait until you have recovered, then go to Fengqi Palace." Queen Fang said gently.

Lu Jingning nodded.