Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

While Lingyan and Xiao Muyao were busy, the Empress Dowager followed their wishes and arranged for the concubines to leave the palace.

These concubines wasted most of their lives in the palace.

Now that Emperor Jingzhao has passed away, why should they continue to suffer in the palace?

Although the traditional rule is to wait until the previous emperor has passed away.

These concubines either died as funerary offerings or were sent to royal temples to spend their lives in seclusion.

This ridiculous rule is absolutely inhumane.

Lingyan didn't care about these rules. Why should she remain a widow for Emperor Jingzhao?

Therefore, she informed Xiao Muyao that she wanted these concubines to leave the palace.

Xiao Muyao had no objection to this and let her do as she pleased.

So she handed the matter over to the Empress Dowager.

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager felt the same way and, after asking for their opinions, made all the necessary arrangements.

Those who wish to leave the palace may do so, while those who do not wish to leave may remain.

In the end, those who naturally wanted to leave the palace accounted for 80%.

The remaining 20% ​​are due to strained relationships with family members and an unwillingness to return home.

However, they are used to being pampered and are unwilling to rely on their own hard work to survive.

So it's better to stay in the palace.

Most of these concubines were elderly, having long been worn down by the palace and had lost all ambition and aspirations, wanting only to live out their remaining years in peace.

The Empress Dowager naturally had no objection to this and respected their choice.

As for the 80% of concubines who had children, they naturally left the palace to reunite with their children.

Those without children either return to their parents' home or establish their own households to support themselves.

In short, everyone chose what they most desired.

But what puzzled Lingyan was Consort Liang.

She actually chose to stay in the palace as well.

Therefore, Lingyan was puzzled and asked her: "Your Majesty has suffered in this palace all your life. Before, you were not allowed to leave the palace and were free. Now that you can leave the palace, why is Your Majesty unwilling? Whether it is to go to the battlefield to fight enemies as before, or to live in the vast world outside, or to be with the Third Prince, it is all fine. Why is Your Majesty not making any move?"

Upon hearing this, Consort Liang smiled wistfully.

Then, with a sense of vicissitude, he said, "I have been in this palace for many years, and all my ambitions have long been worn away, so there is no need for me to go to the battlefield. As for living outside the palace, although it is something I also yearn for, I have been trapped for my whole life. Now that I can finally break free from this cage, I naturally want to break free. However, I still can't let go of Xiao Jiu. I want to wait until she gets married and has a good home before I can leave the palace with peace of mind."

Lingyan finally understood after hearing this.

The Ninth Princess is already twenty years old this year.

A new year is about to begin.

She'll be twenty-one after the New Year.

But she seemed to have no concept of love and romance, and didn't care about her marriage at all.

Although Consort Liang did not want to urge her, she was still anxious and worried.

Therefore, even though she really wanted to leave the palace, she still wanted to stay in the palace until her daughter found a husband before she could leave with peace of mind.

After understanding, Lingyan smiled and comforted her, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Fate cannot be forced. If you rush into choosing the wrong person, it will only make Xiao Jiu suffer. So it is best to let nature take its course. Right now, it is probably just that the time is not right yet. Just like Princess Wenyi, she was also twenty-five years old when she got married, but now she lives such a happy life. Her husband is very obedient to her and considerate in everything. So Your Majesty, please relax and don't be anxious."

Upon hearing this, Consort Liang pondered carefully.

I also think what she said makes sense. Fate is predetermined, and she really doesn't need to be so anxious.

He smiled and nodded gratefully to Lingyan.

Ling Yan smiled and nodded in response.

In fact, Lingyan felt that if Consort Ruoliang hadn't had children, she might have suffered from depression.

It's fortunate that she's in really good health.

Emperor Jingzhao would only visit her palace once every few years.

But if she goes there, she will definitely get pregnant.

Therefore, having a child prevented her from continuing to be depressed day after day, which could lead to depression or even death from depression.

But that's also her luck, isn't it?

She was also happy that Consort Liang had such good fortune.

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After all the concubines were settled, Lingyan released most of the palace maids and eunuchs out of the palace.

Anyway, there will only be so many masters in the palace from now on, so there won't be that many people to serve them.

As for how they will live after leaving the palace, there is naturally no need to worry.

Not to mention how many good things they were rewarded with by the masters in the palace every year.

With the country currently undergoing vigorous development, there are job opportunities everywhere, so they definitely won't starve.

And after New Year's Eve, which was the second year of Jingxi.

The Seventh Princess, the Eighth Princess, the Ninth Princess, Xie Zhiyi, and Jiang Muxue.

Of course, besides the Ninth Princess, there were also their respective husbands and children. The whole group went out together to travel to various countries.

Back then, the three princesses and Xie Zhiyi envied Lingyan for being able to go out and play in Xuan Yue.

Now they have finally realized their wish and no longer need to envy Lingyan and others.

Lingyan was naturally very happy for them.

However, she found it funny whenever she thought about how everyone else was in pairs while the Ninth Princess was the only single one.

However, I imagine the Ninth Princess wouldn't mind, and they'll definitely have a lot of fun together.

The group spent two whole years on their trip before returning to Dazhao.

That's a bit too much fun.

In the past two years, Lingyan and Xiao Muyao have each dealt with the princes from back then.

The eldest prince had only been imprisoned for two years when he could no longer bear it and committed suicide.

The Seventh Prince was already half-mad and half-sane, so Lingyan simply gave him a release, allowing him to leave this beautiful world peacefully.

Of course, he left no evidence, and everyone assumed that he committed suicide because he was in too much pain.

There's also the Eighth Prince, who's gone completely mad.

Under Lingyan's arrangement, he first left the mansion alone.

Then, in the street, in full view of everyone, he jumped into the lake and died.

This matter naturally cleared Ling Yan and Xiao Muyao of any wrongdoing.

He went mad, he jumped into the water in a fit of rage, who can he blame but himself?

In the end, only the tenth prince remained.

Over the years, he has come to realize that Lingyan's claim that she could detoxify him and heal his legs was a lie.

He was just too naive to believe her back then.

But afterwards, his legs showed no reaction or improvement, and he finally realized what was happening.

Over the years, he has always regretted why he kidnapped her.

This is also the only thing he regrets most in his life.

I thought he could live a quiet and peaceful life like this forever.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince all died one after another.

He naturally didn't believe that this was such a coincidence.

Although they did it very cleanly, he knew it was definitely the work of those two.

Therefore, he knew that he would be next.

Anyway, there's no escaping it, no hiding from it.

It's less painful to do it yourself than to let them do it.

So he asked Lingyan to give him a poison that would allow him to die without suffering.

What can Lingyan do?

Of course, we'll grant his wish.

So the tenth prince staged a fake assassination attempt on him, making it appear as if he had been poisoned to death.

They successfully ensured that Ling Yan and Xiao Muyao were completely uninvolved in the matter.

Since he was so sensible, the two of them naturally gave him a proper burial.