An Yina continued, "This woman was originally an ordinary village woman. In order to please the emperor, the local officials killed her husband and sent her to the palace when she was pregnant. Because of her face that resembled that of the Imperial Concubine, she was pampered by the officials for a period of time. Unfortunately … she violated a taboo and tried to compare herself to the late Imperial Concubine Wang … Hehe, she died mysteriously. Along with the baby girl who was born in the palace, both mother and daughter disappeared. However, the information I've found is more than that. Is Imperial Gui Fei in the mood to listen? "
Huijun suppressed the restlessness in her heart and tried her best to calm her expression.
"This story is interesting. Tell me about it, Princess Consort An Yina. I've been very bored these few days. It's good to kill time by listening to it."
Her reaction was very calm, and there was not a single flaw in her. The more she was like that, the more suspicious An Yina became.
"I spent a lot of effort and finally found the palace maid who served that woman back then and asked for some information." An Yina said sarcastically, "That woman broke a taboo and tried to compete for favor with Imperial Consort Wang, so she was detested by the officials. The Emperor felt that this person was insatiably greedy and was not qualified to be compared to the high and mighty Guifei, so he threw her into the slums and demoted her to a prostitute. "
"That woman became a prostitute. Every day, she had to welcome and send people off. How pitiful. Her daughter followed in her footsteps. Poor mother and daughter. "
Huijun's heart trembled. She had already guessed what An Yina was going to say.
However, she knew that if she admitted to this matter, she would probably die miserably.
Therefore, Huijun's expression was natural. She used a handkerchief to wipe the tea stains at the corner of her mouth and said elegantly, "It's indeed a story that makes one weep. Is the Princess Consort here to warn me not to overestimate myself and compete for favor with the late Imperial Consort Wang? Or could it be that he wanted this consort to know that his status was only because of his face that he was favored by the officials? Hehe, if that's the case, then I appreciate it. "
Although An Yina did not name anyone, she knew very well that the story was very likely to be true.
Huijun was miserable, but she still had a gorgeous smile on her face. An Yina tried to probe her a few times, but she fended them off easily.
An Yina had no choice but to ask meaningfully.
"Imperial Noble Consort, do you know where that woman's daughter went?"
Huijun said, "Since she's a low-class prostitute, she must have been tortured to death by others."
An Yina secretly hated Huijun for her flawless defense. However, she did not have any concrete evidence and could not control Huijun.
An Yina valued her influence on the emperor. If she could control Huijun, it would be easy to overthrow the entire Dongqing plan.
The princes were already locked in a fierce battle, and Prince Changshou was still eyeing them covetously outside.
If the Emperor were to suddenly die at this time, Dongqing would fall into complete chaos!
When their internal strife was almost over, the cavalry of the three tribes of the Northern Borderline would lead their troops to the south. They would be able to conquer Dongqing effortlessly.
After An Yina left, Huijun sat on the spot for a while and ate two abortion pills that she had secretly hidden.
She was pregnant, very early in the month.
As a prostitute, she had a few accidental pregnancies and was forced to abort by her mother several times. She had long been infertile.
However, ever since Liu Xi's Langjun performed the "Celestial Technique" on her, her body was getting better day by day. Her Yin and Yang were harmonized with a man's. Instead, it was like using Yang to nourish Yin. Her damaged reproductive organs had also recovered. A few days ago, she found out that she was pregnant.
Huijun was very ruthless. She had never thought of giving birth to a child for the Emperor.
After listening to An Yina's story, it was even more impossible.
Therefore, Huijun had a miscarriage. The reason was that she had eaten the snacks sent by Princess An Yina, which were mixed with a large number of abortifacients and blood circulation substances.
The Emperor was furious when he heard the news.
"Perhaps … the Princess is worried that I'll give birth to Lin 'er and obstruct her husband's path to power …"
She complained tearfully. The Emperor was used to seeing her arrogant side, but he had never seen her so weak and pitiful.
She felt pity for An Yina and the second prince, and she hated them to the core.
Huijun insidiously provoked the Emperor's most sensitive nerves. He was old, and his children coveted the throne. Now, he could not even tolerate the blood in the belly of the favored Imperial Noble Consort!
If that was the case, An Yina would not have died a "sudden death."
Huijun added fuel to the fire and revealed the filthy relationship between her and the fourth prince. She said, "The Second Princess sees me as a thorn in her side. I'm afraid she's worried that I'll spill the beans in front of the Emperor and expose the illicit relationship between her and the fourth prince …"
The Emperor was a typical example of "only the officials were allowed to set fires, but the people were not allowed to light lamps." He could fool around in chaos, but others could not.
That night, An Yina died a sudden death.
It was not that the Emperor had not thought about the reaction from the North borderline, but it was nothing compared to his majesty as the Emperor.
The royal family of Dongqing wanted to hide the news, but they could not stop Prince Changshou from hindering them.
The news of An Yina's sudden death quickly spread from Chenzhou.
At the same time, a letter on a horse galloped north from Prince Changshou's military camp.
It was already midsummer when the news reached Jiang Pengji. It was the hottest time of the year.
She slightly lowered the recruitment standards and took her time to recruit soldiers.
The female battalion was further expanded, and the number of soldiers reached 5,000, while the male battalion had 15,000.
There were a total of more than 20,000 soldiers in the male and female battalions, which was not considered weak among the forces in the north.
At the same time, she and a few strategists slightly improved the previously discussed method of farming.
The original purpose of the method of farming was to deal with the problem of excess captives. There were not many captives at the moment, but the food shortage was imminent.
After a few discussions, they decided to put the first batch of farming experimental plots in Chengan District for trial.
The reason was simple. There was a lot of wasteland near Chengan District. The terrain was stable and open, and the built canals were relatively complete. If it was used as a trial experimental plot for farming, the effect would be better. For this reason, Jiang Pengji even transferred Li Yun, who was an expert in farming, from Maolin District.
Because of the reservoir, canals, and a few newly dug wells, Chengan District was not very short of water.
Li Yun rolled up his trousers and held a ceramic bowl to drink water in big mouthfuls. The cold water vapor slightly dispelled the high temperature caused by the exposure to the sun.
"When I went to see the fields today, a part of them split open … Fortunately, my lord has foresight. Otherwise, I don't know if I can drink water."
After being exposed to the sun for a whole day, Li Yun's skin, which had taken a lot of effort to maintain a fair complexion, turned a few degrees darker.
Yang Si sighed faintly. "Fengyi County is fine, but the people in other places … I'm afraid they'll have a hard time … In this world, whether the people can live a good life or not depends on what kind of local officials they encounter …"
Jiang Pengji's personality was terrible, but Yang Si had to admit that with her around, the people's lives were indeed much better.
Li Yun nodded in agreement. He wore an expression that said "my lord is the best."
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