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

The dispute outside the hall reached Lu Jingning's ears. She sat quietly in a chair, holding a cup of warm tea in her hand, and fell into deep thought.

Finally, my ears are quiet.

"Princess, all the people outside have been sent away as you ordered." Eunuch Changxi said respectfully.

Lu Jingning nodded.

Those old foxes only knew that Emperor Nanliang was ill, but they didn't dare to actually offend him. She would just delay as long as she could.

She glanced and suddenly remembered what Bu Yan said, that there was an edict deposing the crown prince on the dragon table.

Thinking of this, Lu Jingning stood up and walked towards the dragon case, reaching out to read the memorials, one after another. Some of them had been reviewed by the Emperor of Southern Liang, and the others had not yet been read.

Among them was a letter of apology submitted by the Shangguan family, in which they actually wrote that the Shangguan family knew they were wrong and had no face to face the emperor and the people, and begged the emperor to revoke the title of the Crown Princess, and that the Shangguan family would never participate in the fight.

Lu Jingning sneered. Shangguan Si really thought he was a piece of cake. Why should he make decisions for his mother?

What’s even more infuriating is that at the end of the memorial, Shangguan Si used the reason that the three unfilial acts were not having a successor, and that was the worst, and asked the Crown Princess to resign on her own initiative, and not to occupy the position of Crown Princess and affect the prosperity of the country.

pat!

The discount will be submitted.

She patiently continued to read other memorials, most of which were about state affairs, and a bunch of trivial matters. Civil officials reported military generals, and the military generals couldn't stand the civil officials.

She's not interested.

Finally, she found the dethronement edict in the pile of memorials at the bottom: "The Emperor of Heaven and Mandate of Heaven decrees that the Crown Prince has no regard for state affairs and has colluded with foreign enemies. After careful consideration, I have decided to give the Crown Prince a cup of jade wine as a warning to others. I decree this!"

Lu Jingning suddenly widened her eyes when she looked at the imperial edict. She was shocked and a little confused. She had just met Mo Yunyao for the first time more than two months ago.

But my father had already gone to inspect Dongshan at that time, and only after the inspection did he receive the order to go to the Northwest Camp. In this life, Mo Yunyao had no chance to go to the East Palace, and my father had never met Mo Yunyao.

Then why did the Emperor of Southern Liang accuse my father of colluding with foreign enemies?

What's more, the northwest camp Wucheng has not been lost today, so how could the Emperor of Southern Liang predict the future?

She held the imperial edict tightly, puzzled.

It’s a pity that the Emperor of Southern Liang is already dead, otherwise he would have been able to say something.

Lu Jingning regretted that Emperor Nanliang died so easily.

"Changxi, do you know when this edict was written?" Lu Jingning looked at Changxi who was standing aside. As the chief eunuch of the imperial palace, he had followed the Emperor of Southern Liang for decades and must know some unknown things.

Chang Xi said with a bitter face: "Princess, when the emperor is reviewing the memorials, I dare not go forward, and the memorials are guarded by someone, how dare I touch them at will?"

Lu Jingning was somewhat disappointed after hearing this and wanted to tear up the memorial, but then he changed his mind and realized that the Emperor of Southern Liang must be the only one who knew about this memorial.

At least Bu Yan also knew about it.

"Snow Kite!"

Xue Yuan stepped forward.

Lu Jingning told her to deal with the memorial, destroy the writing on it, sprinkle some medicine powder on it, and put it back in its original place.

She wanted to see who got caught.

"Princess, Prince Ning wants to see you." The eunuch outside came to report with a bow.

King Ning?

Lu Jingning didn't know much about Prince Ning. In his previous life, Prince Ning didn't have a good ending and even died before the Crown Prince.

She vaguely remembered that she accidentally fell from a height at a banquet and hit her head. She was treated for more than half a month but to no avail and eventually passed away.

Before his death, the Emperor of Southern Liang gave him the title of Prince Ning and buried him with great honor in the imperial mausoleum.

"Princess, although the emperor has been angry with Prince Shen recently, he still has some trust in Prince Ning." Changxi reminded.

"I won't meet anyone until Lord Bu comes back." Lu Jingning waved his hand.

Changxi understood and went to send Prince Ning away personally.

After a long while, Changxi came back and whispered, "Prince Ning is so filial that he wants to wait for the emperor to wake up in person. He refuses to leave no matter what."

Lu Jingning raised his eyebrows: "If he is willing to wait, then just wait slowly."

"Yes."

The hall was quiet.

Outside the palace, Prince Ning had one hand tied behind his waist, the other hanging casually, and his eyes were lowered, making it difficult to tell his current state.

"Prince Ning is still here?"

Prince Shen went away and came back. He couldn't let Prince Ning bear the reputation of being filial in vain. He had to wait together so that he wouldn't be outdone by a cripple.

Prince Ning smiled at Prince Shen and said, "Don't misunderstand me, my second brother. I am here to ask for my resignation from my father."

The word "Second Brother" made Prince Shen frown. No one had called him by this title for a long time. He glanced at Prince Ning and asked, "Please resign?"

"My health has been getting worse over the years. I want to take the princess to travel around the country while I can still walk."

Prince Shen did not expect that at such a critical moment, Prince Ning would actually give up his power on his own initiative. Although Prince Ning's chances of winning were slim, he would have no chance at all once he left Beijing.

"Prince Ning, what exactly are you trying to do?" Prince Shen looked alert.

Prince Ning shook his head and said, "Second brother, I have never been interested in that position. The reason why my father summoned me recently was just because he was a little angry with my second brother. But I can see that my father's appreciation for my second brother is second only to that of the crown prince."

Prince Shen was very pleased with these words, and the vigilance on his face relaxed a lot.

"My second brother is destined to be the emperor. How dare I compete with him?" Prince Ning bowed to Prince Shen, and said humbly, "I hope my second brother can take care of me in the future."

Prince Shen looked at Prince Ning with doubt: "Are you really willing to give up? The crown prince is gone, you and I are both princes, I am a prince and your position is higher than mine, if you want to fight..."

"Second brother." Prince Ning interrupted Prince Shen hastily. To show his sincerity, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Prince Shen: "These are all the ministers I have befriended over the years. Although there are not many, if you want them, feel free to take them."

When Prince Shen looked at the names of the ministers on the list, he was finally sure that Prince Ning was going to withdraw.

"So I must see the emperor today. When he wakes up, no matter which fiefdom he assigns to me, I will have no objection. And I promise that I will never rebel in my lifetime." King Ning raised three fingers to the sky and swore.

"Prince Ning, this is serious." Prince Shen patted Prince Ning's hand and became more friendly to him: "Although you have no intention of competing, the prince has a son..."

"Second brother, you don't have to take this person to heart. Father has absolutely no feelings for a child he has never met." Prince Ning said confidently, "There are too many people who want to pretend to be the prince's grandson and covet wealth these days. Who knows whether it is true or not?"

Prince Ning stated very firmly that he did not believe that this child was an illegitimate child raised by the prince outside.

"It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not, but if the emperor believes it, he is the son of the crown prince. If the emperor doesn't believe it, then he is a sinner who covets wealth and confuses the royal bloodline."

Prince Shen had the same idea, so he smiled knowingly.

crunch

The door opened.

Lu Jingning suddenly stood at the door of the palace. She raised her head and looked at King Ning meaningfully, then quickly looked away.

"Why are you here?"

Prince Shen was very surprised to see Lu Jingning coming out. He looked inside, but before he could see clearly, the door was closed again.

"I'm here to deliver the medicinal food on orders. Although my father is no longer with us, as his bloodline, it is my duty as a princess to be filial to my grandfather, the Emperor." Lu Jingning explained calmly, and handed the food box in his hand to Xue Yuan behind him.

Lu Jingning has been delivering medicinal food for seven or eight days in a row. Many people know about this, but it has not aroused suspicion.

"How is the emperor?" asked Prince Shen.

"Not awake yet."

Prince Shen looked Lu Jingning up and down suspiciously, but wondered what outrageous thing a weak woman like her could do.

At most, you can just cry and make a complaint.

Having suffered several losses at the hands of Lu Jingning, Prince Shen was very cold towards her: "Your father is dead, and you still have the heart to show your courtesy here, Aning, you are too heartless."

Facing the accusation, Lu Jingning sneered, "It's only been ten days since Helian died, and only two or three days since the criminal died. He lost his wife and mother, but I don't see any sadness on Prince Shen's face. He doesn't even wear plain clothes. No wonder people say that the imperial family is the most ruthless. It's true."

"You!" Prince Shen's face turned pale. Thinking that it was not a good time to argue with her outside the Council Hall, he just said, "You are so sharp-tongued!"

If he comes to power one day, he will definitely marry Lu Jingning to the Southern Liang Emperor's most rude general and have him torture her severely.

Bitch!

"Uncle Prince Ning." Lu Jingning turned his head and looked at Prince Ning. "These days, I have heard my grandfather mention that you have amazing talent and should not be buried. You know everything in the world without leaving home. He told me to learn more from Uncle Prince Ning's deep and reserved attitude and control my temper. I hope Uncle Prince Ning will give me more guidance in the future."

Prince Ning's face visibly fell. He caught a glimpse of Prince Shen's gloomy and doubtful expression, and a hint of anger appeared between his brows.

"Princess, the Crown Princess has returned. Please go back as soon as possible." Xue Yuan reminded.

Lu Jingning nodded, knelt down before King Ning and left.