Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"Mother, let's go."

When Xiao Yunzheng heard the two calls of "Mother", he narrowed his eyes and leaned towards Gu Youning's legs, as if he was really cold.

My mother is my own, no one can take her away from me.

"Okay, let Xiao Shengzi hold you so you can stay warm."

Gu Youning had some idea of ​​what her son was thinking, but she was willing to spoil him.

"Second Prince, I finally found you."

"Why did you run out alone? The Queen has told you several times to stay in your room and recuperate, and not to wander around."

As soon as Gu Youning and his mother left, two palace maids ran over from under the pavilion. When they saw Xiao Yun'an, they started complaining.

"Do I need to inform you if I'm going there?"

Xiao Yun'an stared at the two palace maids with a gloomy look. That woman, He Chongyuan, was good at putting on a show. She threw herself to be served by these palace maids, not only ignoring them but also letting these palace maids stare at her all day long and interfere in her affairs at every turn.

"Second Prince, our queen is doing this for your own good. You are easily talked about in the palace. If you accidentally cause trouble again, it will make things difficult for our master."

"You'd better come back with us quickly, otherwise we won't be able to bear the blame from the Queen."

The two palace maids looked at each other, disdain flashing in their eyes.

The princes in this palace are precious, but they are only valuable if they are loved by the emperor.

What future can a prince who climbs into bed with a palace girl have? If it weren't for the kindness of their queen, who would bother to discipline him?

These dog slaves!

Xiao Yun'an stood in the pavilion and clenched his fists.

He doesn't even have a useful servant around him now. It would be great if Xiao Qingzi was here.

Thinking of the eunuch who was stabbed in the heart by a dagger to protect him in his previous life, Xiao Yun'an felt relieved and obediently followed the two palace maids.

"Your Majesty wants to go see the eldest prince?"

Cao Zhong asked tentatively

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the emperor's face changed from bright to cloudy, and he was terrified watching from behind.

But the master was indeed very happy when he heard the words "Father is the most powerful".

"Go to Guanju Palace."

The emperor glanced at the empty pavilion, his expression unclear as to whether he was happy or angry.

"Yes."

Cao Zhong was a little confused. Was the emperor going to see the second prince? But even when the second prince was recuperating before, the emperor never went to visit him.

Of course, He Chongyuan didn't bring it up on her own initiative.

"Also, I hereby declare that Concubine Gu, for her meritorious service in educating the eldest prince, shall be granted a sedan chair for his travel."

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

This time Cao Zhong understood very well that the emperor had listened to the eldest prince's words about the cold. Winter was approaching and the wind was getting colder and colder. If the weather was bad, going out would be a torture.

When the Changchun Palace group was about to reach the west gate of the Imperial Garden, Gu Youning accidentally caught a glimpse of two figures looking around furtively across the lake.

Gu Youning stopped.

"Master, it seems to be Zheng Baolin."

Tan Yin looked across carefully a few times and said to his master.

Zheng Baolin?

Today, when she paid her respects to Fengyi Palace, her face seemed a little too pale and she walked a little stiffly.

Concubine Zheng had previously asked for three days' leave from her.

Gu Youning thought of his previous plan and said to Xianyu and Xiao Shengzi, "Send the eldest prince back first."

After saying that, she looked at her son again and said, "Mom has something else to do. I'll be back later."

"Be careful, mother."

Xiao Yunzheng nodded obediently.

After watching his son leave, Gu Youning took Tan Yin and went to the opposite side.

"Master, please bear with it. I will try to be gentle."

In the rockery, a palace maid was holding ointment in her hand, her voice filled with tears.

"I'm fine. Please apply the medicine quickly. We can't be out for too long. If we are discovered, the Imperial Concubine will definitely not let me go."

Another slightly anxious voice sounded.

The palace maid nodded with red eyes, scooped some ointment with her hands, hardened her heart, put it on the waist that did not show any scars, and rubbed it hard.

"Woo..."

Zheng Baolin subconsciously gritted his teeth, then remembered the methods of the nanny beside his elder sister, and quickly let go of his lips that almost left a mark.

"Master, you are truly wronged. When will this kind of life ever end?"

"It was the Imperial Concubine herself who asked you to serve the Emperor that day, and before you could even sleep with him, the Imperial Concubine had the Emperor sent away. But she still refused to let you go."

After treating the wound on her waist, the palace maid scooped out a large piece of ointment and applied it to her shoulders and back.

"Don't cry, if the people around the queen see you, you will be punished again."

Zheng Baolin hurriedly advised.

"This servant knows... Baolin..."

The maid's voice suddenly became panicked.

"What? Concubine Gu... Concubine Gu."

Zheng Baolin was about to stand up, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Gu Youning and his servant.

She quickly closed her clothes that were half-undone from applying the medicine and tidied them up in a hurry.

"Zheng Baolin was injured?"

Gu Youning looked at the master and servant with pale faces and asked with raised eyebrows.

"no no……"

While Zheng Baolin was still denying it, he saw Gu Youning's eyes had fallen on the medicine box that the palace maid had accidentally knocked to the ground. In panic, he leaned his body on the rockery beside the narrator.

"I beg Concubine Gu to keep this a secret for my master. If the Imperial Concubine knew, she would beat my master to death. Please."

The palace maid crawled on her knees, wanting to grab Gu Youning's skirt to beg for mercy but she didn't dare, so she just begged bitterly.

"Tan Yin, help him up."

"Yes."

Soon, the palace maid was forcibly pulled up by Tan Yin.

"Gu Jieyu, I beg you not to tell anyone else what happened today. Leave a way out for me and my aunt and sister."

Zheng Baolin bowed and pleaded in a sad voice. She actually didn't have much hope. This Concubine Gu had a grudge against her elder sister, so how could she let go of this handle?

Although there were no visible signs of her injuries on the surface, once the imperial physician took a look, nothing would be hidden.

It was not a pity for her to die with such a worthless life. Since she entered the palace, she had never thought about having another day. However, her stepmother would vent her anger on her aunt and sister. There was never a shortage of people dying for no reason in the Duke's Mansion.

"Zheng Baolin, your aunt is dead."

"In the second month after you entered the palace, the Duke's wife threw you into a mass grave on a straw mat."

Gu Youning helped the man up with his own hands, but the words he said made the man in front of him lose all his strength.

Tan Yin accidentally learned about this from someone in the palace in her previous life, and they came back to tell her.

When the Zheng family was executed, one of the twenty crimes was that the wife of the Duke of Zheng murdered her concubine.