The old madam's voice rang out, "No matter what, please wait for a moment, Your Highness. If we delay in expelling the poison, the consequences will be unimaginable! Dare I ask Your Highness the Empress, if anything happens to Imperial Concubine Ling, will Your Highness the Empress be the one to bear the responsibility?! "Old Madam Ling's words contained a hint of warning! The words' unimaginable 'were spoken with a heavy tone!
"Old Madam, you're exaggerating. This one doesn't know anything about expelling poison, what's the big deal about going in to take a look? Imperial Concubine Ling and I have always been close sisters, could it be that Old Lady Ling doesn't want us sisters to meet? Where did this come from? "
A somewhat tired voice rang out, "Thanks to Your Highness, my aunt narrowly escaped death and is currently fine." Following that, Ling Tian stepped out of the room with a chilling smile on his handsome face. A portion of his sweat-drenched hair was stuck to his face, and he looked a little tired. However, his eyes were bright and clear, and no one dared to look at him directly. There was even a hint of awe-inspiring feeling in his eyes.
Empress Yang Xue met Ling Tian's gaze. As the empress of a country, she was used to looking down on her subjects, but today, when she met Ling Tian's gaze, she actually felt her heart palpitate for no reason. It was as if that deep and cold gaze had seen through all of her secrets! She couldn't help but feel flustered. She originally wanted to make things difficult for him, but she didn't say a single word.
"Tian 'er, how is your aunt? Is the child in her belly safe? "Long Xiang rushed up and looked into the room.
"She's fine now, both mother and child are fine." Ling Tian's gaze swept over Empress Yang Xue's body as he replied indifferently. "However, aunt's body is still very weak, so the most important thing right now is to nurse her body back to health. It's only suitable for her to take nourishment, not nourishment from the cold and heat. In addition, what happened today was definitely not an accident, but a meticulously planned murder! Uncle Emperor, someone actually dared to murder your Imperial Concubine in the palace, and a Imperial Concubine with a dragon's seed … Hahaha, our Ling family finds this matter inconceivable! "
"That's right! Your Highness, although Ran 'er is your Imperial Concubine, she is still our Ling family's daughter. To encounter such a thing in the palace, this old one's heart trembles. " When Old Madam Ling heard that her daughter was fine, she felt as if a rock had been lifted from her heart. "Your Majesty, our Ling family has always been loyal to Your Majesty. Who would have thought that my daughter would almost lose her life in the palace! Your Majesty, please give our Ling Family an explanation! "As she spoke, Old Madam Ling trembled as she knelt down. Her face was already covered in tears.
This is Imperial concubine, Your Highness, please, Your Highness, Imperial, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Imperial, Your Highness. Imperial, Your Imperial, Your Highness. "..
Old Madam Ling stood up and said unhappily, "Your Majesty must be joking. How could a small imperial doctor and a small palace maid be able to harm the imperial concubine in the palace? How dare they do it? There must be someone else behind this! And this mastermind must have a considerable position in the Imperial Palace! If we don't find out who the mastermind is, I'm afraid this kind of thing will happen again and again. Everyone in the palace will be in danger! If the palace is uneasy, it will cause unrest in the world. Your Highness, you must not ignore this! " Old Lady Ling was shrewd and ruthless. She didn't speak so harshly just now because her daughter's life was in danger. She was a little flustered. Furthermore, she was the true leader of the Ling family. When she heard that the Imperial Concubine had the intention to protect the mastermind, how could she not speak up?
Old Lady Ling's words had pointed the spearhead at Empress Yang Xue's head! Yang Xue and Ling Ran had always been at odds with each other. Everyone knew about their competition and it gave Long Xiang a headache. How could Long Xiang not know that Yang Xue was narrow-minded and jealous? Furthermore, the biggest suspect was Ling Ran. If something really happened to Ling Ran, the one who would benefit the most would be Empress Yang Xue! Furthermore, the Ling family and the Yang Family were two opposing families. Now that his daughter had met with an accident, how could he not make use of this opportunity to deal a blow to the Yang Family?
Long Xiang also understood that this matter was most likely instigated by Yang Xue. However, he couldn't touch either of these two superpowers!
Sky Bearing was in chaos and the heroes of the world were all gathered here. If someone had bad intentions, it would be impossible to guard against them! He would definitely need to borrow the strength of the Ling and Yang families to keep the other powers in check. Only with the two families working together with the imperial family would he be able to form a strong deterrence to the other powers in Sky Bearing, preventing them from acting rashly.
Especially among the three superpowers in Sky Bearing, the Imperial Family, the Yang Family, and the Ling family, with the Yang Family being the strongest. Thus, Long Xiang decided to join hands with the Ling family to keep the Yang Family in check. He doted on his concubine Ling Ran and even protected the only son of the Ling family, Ling Tian. Ling Tian had always been arrogant and despotic, becoming the number one little tyrant in Sky Bearing. Apart from the fact that Ling Tian knew his limits, it was also all thanks to the protection of the Sky Bearing Emperor. This was the scheme of an emperor, to ensure the absolute loyalty of the Ling family and maintain the balance of power.
However, with the changing of times, Ling Xiao of the Ling family had defeated the Western Han many times in recent years and gained the support of the military. His wife, Chu Ting 'er of the Ling Xiao, was even able to create a storm in the business world and amass great wealth. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was the Goddess of Wealth. Recently, there were rumors that the Ling family had some sort of relationship with the Beyond Heavens. Such news made Long Xiang extremely wary.
If the Ling family's strength stopped here, it wouldn't be a problem. However, at this moment, the marriage alliance between the Yang Family and the Nangong family suddenly collapsed and even became enemies. With the Yang Family's strength weakening, the three of them were no longer able to maintain the balance of power. Emperor Long Xiang was extremely worried about this.
Who would have thought that such a thing would happen! While the Ling family should be the one to be appeased, Yang Xue was the only connection between the Imperial Family and the Yang Family. No matter what, the Imperial Family couldn't punish her right now. If the Yang Family were to be dissatisfied and create trouble, how would the Imperial Family be able to handle it in such a sensitive situation?
But if he didn't punish her, how would he answer to the Ling family? With the current strength of the Ling family, how would they be willing to suffer in silence? In that moment, Emperor Long Xiang couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Empress Yang Xue's face changed and she sneered, "Old Madam, are you saying that this Empress is the one in charge?"
Old Lady Ling chuckled, "How would this old lady dare to say that the Empress is the culprit? The Empress is innocent, so why are you in such a hurry to explain?"
Yang Xue was at a loss for words. Old Lady Ling's words were obviously saying that she had a guilty conscience. Yang Xue couldn't help but panic in her heart as she tried to twist her words, "But no matter what Old Madam says, the words you said just now were not something that an official should say. The Emperor has his own judgement on how to deal with the law. Old Lady Ling's words just now had the intention to threaten the Emperor. As an official, to look down on the Emperor is a grave crime! What crime is this? "
Ling Tian sneered, "Grandmother spoke to the Emperor just now for the sake of the commoners. Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, it is still a matter of the country. The Emperor hasn't even opened his mouth. While you are the Empress of the country, you retorted and interfered in the affairs of the country. Where do you place the Emperor in your heart? You are obviously the one who doesn't place the Emperor in your eyes! When the Empress said that she had committed a grave crime, who was she referring to? "
Ling Tian had lived two lives and was very clever. In an instant, he raised the imperial family's affairs to the height of a national matter and pinned the hat of 'the imperial harem interfering in the affairs of the country' on Yang Xue. When it came to sophistry, how could Yang Xue compare to Ling Tian? She couldn't help but be stunned and speechless for a long time!
Long Xiang couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw the two families arguing in front of him. Suddenly, he saw Ling Tian use words to freeze Yang Xue and an idea popped up in his mind. Perhaps this could temporarily maintain the balance between the two families and resolve some of the resentment of the Ling family?
He coughed and said, "This matter hasn't been investigated clearly and it's not clear who is right and who is wrong. It's not too late to talk about it after we catch the suspect. On the other hand, Tian 'er, you have made us feel very uncomfortable. You actually secretly took in a concubine and didn't even let your uncle know. Because of this, we didn't even get to drink a cup of wine. You really deserve to be punished. "
Everyone was stunned. They didn't know why the Emperor suddenly changed the topic. Why did he change the topic? Wasn't this change of topic a bit too far-fetched? However, he was the Emperor. No matter what he said, it was his reason!
Old Lady Ling was experienced and astute. She knew that the Emperor didn't want to be entangled in this matter anymore. Fortunately, her daughter and child were safe and sound. She also had the upper hand in the argument just now. At this time, it was indeed not the right time to make things difficult for Yang Xue. Thus, she didn't say anything else! However, this anger had to be vented no matter what! The Ling family didn't have the habit of letting others take advantage of them!
Ling Tian saw that his grandmother had calmed down and understood her meaning. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty's uncle is busy with state affairs. How could Ling Tian dare to disturb Your Majesty over such a small matter?"
Long Xiang chuckled and said, "However, taking in a concubine before taking a wife is unreasonable. How about this, Old Madam," Long Xiang turned to look at Old Lady Ling with a warm smile on his face, "Let us make the decision to betroth Jiaoyue to Ling Tian and make her his legal wife. What does Old Madam think?"
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