To some extent, Li Hongyuan was definitely a man of action. If he said he would enter the palace, he would enter the palace.
However, Li Hongyuan didn't go to see Le Chengdi. Instead, he brought people to the Jade Essence Palace to show concern for his foster mother who was in poor health. Wasn't that reasonable? If he went to see Le Chengdi, it would be difficult to explain how he found out about his illness. It might even arouse unnecessary suspicion. However, Noble Consort Su was different. If Le Chengdi knew that Li Hongyuan brought Gong Jiu into the palace, he would definitely go to the Jade Essence Palace if he wanted to. All emperors wanted to live a long life. Naturally, they would be more willing to live a little longer.
When Noble Consort Su heard that Li Hongyuan went to see her, she wasn't as happy as she was originally. She was also puzzled. Why did this adopted son suddenly change? He had ignored her for a long time. After a long time, she understood that her adopted son was really throwing a tantrum with her because he had a bad temper. If he was really angry, he should have calmed down a long time ago. There must be another reason. In the beginning, she was stupid. She thought that if she did her best, this adopted son would treat her with the same importance and that her position in his heart was irreplaceable. Now that she looked at it, it was just a joke. The imperial family had always been filled with ingrates.
In fact, her adopted son wouldn't suddenly change. It was just that she was used by Li Hongyuan as a raft.
However, Noble Consort Su continued to act as usual. "Yuan 'er is here? Why aren't you coming in? "She seemed unusually happy, tears welling up in her eyes.
Li Hongyuan was still calm and walked in with an extraordinary bearing. "This son greets Mother."
Noble Consort Su was a little dazed. Seeing this son again, it was as if a lifetime had passed. It had only been a few months. Last year, he went to Jiangnan for half a year, but she didn't have such an illusion. Why? Why? Of course, it was because their feelings for each other had "faded". They didn't even mention it. More importantly, Noble Consort Su didn't receive any benefits directly or indirectly because of him.
Noble Consort Su couldn't think of these things. Or rather, she didn't want to think about it.
"Yuan 'er is finally willing to come and see Imperial Mother?" Imperial Consort Su's voice seemed to carry a hint of complaint, but also unconcealable joy.
Li Hongyuan waved his hand, and the palace maids beside Noble Consort Su retreated to the side. Li Hongyuan stepped forward and sat beside Noble Consort Su's couch.
Perhaps it was to let Li Hongyuan see how terrible her current situation was, Imperial Consort Su didn't dress up. It was more uncomfortable to sit up, so she simply lay down. It had to be said that even though Imperial Consort Su had her suspicions, she still subconsciously wanted to obtain Li Hongyuan's care and benefit from it. In reality, she had never been clearer than in the past few months. She had a good relationship with her adopted son, and her adopted son would speak up for her from time to time. The attention and benefits she could receive from the Emperor were much more than she had expected.
If her relationship with her adopted son was still the same as before, then even if something happened again and again, she would definitely not be in such a sorry state now.
The favor she had received in the past was more due to this adopted son than she had expected. This made Imperial Concubine Su feel very uncomfortable.
At the same time, because of her current sorry state, she was full of resentment towards this adopted son. That's right, resentment. If this ingrate hadn't been so heartless, she wouldn't be in such a state now.
Li Hongyuan's elbows rested on his knees, and his hands naturally drooped inwards. He leaned forward and leaned closer to Imperial Consort Su. With a faint smile, he slightly lowered his voice, "As expected, you've become so used to pretending that your bones have become hypocritical. However, for the sake of benefits, for the sake of benefits, it's just pretending. It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh, so why not? Imperial Consort … Su. However, it's actually quite hard to live with a hypocritical mask for ten or twenty years. It's just that … "Li Hongyuan flicked the hair that had slid in front of him," I just slightly stopped cooperating, and you became like this. It's really unsightly. "
Imperial Consort Su's pupils contracted sharply. Even if she was as calm as she was, at this time, her eyes were also filled with fear.
In Imperial Consort Su's eyes, even if this adopted son of hers was malicious and had a changeable temperament, it was only on the surface. Inside, he was still pure and even harmless. At least for her, wanting to control this adopted son in the palm of her hand was not a simple matter. Even if he might not be obedient on the surface, in the end, he would basically act according to her wishes. Now, reality had fiercely slapped her in the face. This was not the cruelty on the surface, it was more frightening in the bones. She had a pair of sharp eyes, but she had never seen through this person. How long did he continue to pretend like this?
Imperial Consort Su stiffly pulled the corner of her mouth, "What is Yuan 'er talking about? How come Mufei doesn't understand?"
Li Hongyuan clicked his tongue, appearing a little impatient, "Benwang isn't feigning civility with you anymore. Why do you continue to wrong yourself?"
"So Jin Qinwang is saying that we're not the same?"
The smile at the corner of Li Hongyuan's mouth became more obvious, "Do you really think so? Your biological son, I can deal with him however I want. After I'm done, you still help me reprimand him. So, Imperial Consort Su thinks that Benwang is the same as you? I only called you Mufei, that's all. Do you really think that I'm like you, wronging myself every day? You don't know how carefree I am sometimes. But for you, it shouldn't matter. In any case, you're already used to it. Used to wronging your biological son, your biological daughter, and yourself. Occasionally, Benwang will feel quite happy when he sees it. "
Imperial Consort Su's complexion instantly turned ashen, and her breathing became hurried. It was as if she could die at any time.
Li Hongyuan sat up straight again and lifted his chin towards Gong Jiu, "Let Imperial Consort take a look."
"Yes." Gong Jiu respectfully responded and stepped forward, wanting to clasp Imperial Consort Su's wrist.
"Scram, you're not allowed to touch Benwang." Since they had completely shed all pretenses of cordiality, how could Imperial Consort Su believe the person Li Hongyuan brought?
Gong Jiu also obediently retreated a little.
"Why do you have to do this? If you don't raise him properly, how can you watch your grandson be born? That's a child you've been looking forward to for many years. "
Imperial Consort Su's expression changed slightly. She didn't know if he was simply mentioning this, or if the poison in her son's body was related to him. It was also the sterilization powder, so it was difficult for her not to connect the two. However, she had drugged her son more than ten years ago. How could he have known at that time? No, that's not right. He might have found out later. "That's right. Benwang has been looking forward to it for many years. Originally, I was also looking forward to you, Yuan 'er. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that I'll never have that chance."
Li Hongyuan nodded, "Benwang quite agrees with your words."
Imperial Consort Su still couldn't figure out what Li Hongyuan meant. However, one thing was certain, and that was that she absolutely couldn't treat this adopted son the same way as before.
"Yuan 'er, you've really surprised me. What's the matter? Do you also have thoughts about the throne? Or have you always had them? Unfortunately, no matter how good your Imperial Father is to you, he won't hand over the river to you. The throne can be any of your brothers, but it definitely won't be yours. "
"Oh?" Li Hongyuan remained calm and unruffled, "Why?"
"Why?" Imperial Concubine Su's voice suddenly rose. It was abnormally sharp, and her face was as ferocious as a malicious spirit. "Because you're a Japanese. Your mother died, and you were cut out from her stomach. Hahaha …" Imperial Concubine Su laughed crazily. There was malice in her laughter, but also endless satisfaction from revenge.
To be honest, none of the consorts who had seen the Imperial Noble Consort back then weren't jealous. The Emperor's kindness to the Imperial Noble Consort was really ingrained in his bones. Once, Imperial Noble Consort Su was very ill and couldn't see the Emperor even once. However, the Imperial Noble Consort Su only had a slight cold and cough, and the Emperor never left her side. The Imperial Noble Consort Su changed again and again. How could Imperial Consort Su remain indifferent? When she first took over raising Li Hongyuan, she more or less wanted to strangle him to death. However, in the end, reason prevailed over everything because she knew how much benefit it would be for her to raise this child.
She had always thought that those emotions from back then were gone. It turned out that they had been hidden very deeply and had slowly rotted away. At this moment, they suddenly burst out like a flash flood and tsunami, completely drowning her reason for a time.
"That b * tch dominated the Emperor when she was alive. After so many years of death, she still dominated the Emperor's heart. So what if the Emperor treasured her so much? Didn't he strangle her to death with his own hands? Haha, she deserved it. She deserved it because she was too greedy. As for you, you b * tch, if I had known this would happen, I would have strangled you to death long ago."
Li Hongyuan didn't look at the expressions of the palace servants who served him. Anyway, they were already dead. Moreover, they were just a few palace servants who would never be able to enter his eyes. He just looked at Imperial Concubine Su. For more than 20 years, he had just casually provoked her and completely exposed himself. Today, he entered the palace only for that man. In the end, he didn't want to pretend to be polite with this woman anymore. This gain was beyond his imagination.
"Mother, is what you said true?" Li Hongyuan's voice was relatively soft, as if it was filled with endless sadness and disbelief.
Imperial Concubine Su felt that something was wrong and her outburst of emotions finally calmed down a little.
"Imperial Concubine, why don't you take a look at the door? It's a big surprise." Li Hongyuan's body was sitting sideways, and his hair covered all the expressions on his face.
Imperial Concubine Su suddenly turned her head. At the door, on the emperor's dragon robe, there was a flying golden dragon. In the entire Qi Yuan, only one person could wear it.
At this moment, Le Chengdi was furious. His eyes were wide open, and he looked like a furious lion.
Imperial Concubine Su was scared out of her wits. "Emperor, Emperor …"
Le Chengdi rushed forward as if there was wind under his feet. Li Hongyuan understood the situation very well and stood up to step back.
"Bitch —" Le Chengdi raised his hand and slapped her. Looking at the wind from his palm, it was obvious that he had used 120% of his strength.
Imperial Concubine Su subconsciously wanted to dodge, but her current physical condition didn't allow it. She took a solid slap, then a second slap, and then a third … Imperial Concubine Su could only cover her head and scream. She begged for mercy, but before she could say anything, she was slapped back and couldn't speak.
After being beaten violently by Le Chengdi, Imperial Concubine Su couldn't resist anymore. She lay on the bed and was dying.
Li Hongyuan stepped forward and grabbed Le Chengdi's hand. "Father, do you want to kill Mother … Imperial Concubine Su?"
Only then did the furious Le Chengdi come back to his senses. He looked at Li Hongyuan and saw that his face was silent. His eyes even revealed a deathly stillness. Suddenly, he was at a loss. "Yuan, Yuan 'er …"
Li Hongyuan let go of his hand as if he didn't want to look at him at all. His eyes fell on Imperial Concubine Su. Imperial Concubine Su happened to meet his eyes, so only Imperial Concubine Su could see the true ruthlessness and ridicule in his eyes. "No matter what, Imperial Concubine Su has raised me for so many years. When I was sick, she took care of me tirelessly. From food to clothes, as long as it was good, she would give it to me first. No matter what her original purpose was, these are all facts and occupy too many memories …" Li Hongyuan seemed to have fallen into a memory. It should have been warm and sweet, but when it came from his mouth, it was filled with endless bitterness.
If Imperial Concubine Su hadn't known his true colors before, she would have been deceived by him at this moment. The fear in her heart deepened. "Li Hongyuan, you bastard, who are you pretending for?" Imperial Concubine Su blurted out subconsciously.
Because of Li Hongyuan's interruption, Le Chengdi, who had regained his rationality a little, heard this and became angry again. He raised his hand and was about to hit her again, but was stopped by Li Hongyuan again. "Father, you killed my birth mother, and now you want to kill my adoptive mother?" His voice was filled with sadness and sadness.
This sentence almost made Le Chengdi vomit blood. "Yuan 'er, Yuan' er, it's not like that. Don't listen to this bitch's nonsense. It's her, she's jealous of your mother. Don't listen to her, don't listen to her …" He tried to explain incoherently.
Li Hongyuan forced a smile. "Is that so? Then, what is it? Father, tell me."
Le Chengdi opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. Fabricate nonsense? Talk nonsense? Try to fool him as much as possible?
"Father, you're hesitating. Then what else is there to say?" The last bit of hope in Li Hongyuan's eyes seemed to have been completely destroyed. He didn't want to say anything more to Le Chengdi and looked at Imperial Concubine Su again. "I always thought that Mother truly treated me as her own son, but it turns out that it wasn't. In comparison, you hate me so much that you can't wait for me to die. This son begs Imperial Father for one last thing. Imperial Father, please give Imperial Mother a way out. "
Le Chengdi's lips trembled as if he was struggling. "Okay."
"Thank you, Father. — With this, I'll repay Mother's kindness of raising me. This is the last time I'll call you this, Imperial Concubine. "
After Li Hongyuan finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left. His footsteps seemed to be a little hurried, and he even forgot the last etiquette.
Gong Jiu also followed him out. But not long after, Gong Jiu turned back and saluted neither too quickly nor too slowly. "His Highness originally wanted to take me to see Imperial Concubine Su's health. Even now, His Highness still can't let go of Imperial Concubine Su. Please let me take your pulse to fulfill His Highness's last filial piety."
Imperial Concubine Su almost bit through her lips to restrain herself from blurting out some words. After all, Le Chengdi was watching covetously from the side. Now that he had been completely deceived by Li Hongyuan, that bastard, he wouldn't listen to a single word she said. If she dared to say anything inappropriate, she didn't know what kind of consequences it would bring.
Gong Jiu took Imperial Concubine Su's pulse step by step and prescribed medicine. It didn't matter whether he knew how to use the prescription or not. He tidied up the medicine box. "Your Majesty, I'll take my leave first."
"Wait a moment." Le Chengdi didn't forget the reason why he first came to the Jade Essence Palace. He just didn't expect to encounter such a thing. The Imperial Concubine he thought was virtuous and virtuous turned out to be a snake in human skin. He had been miserably deceived by her all these years. More importantly, she exposed the wrong thing he did in the past. The thing that Le Chengdi didn't want to recall the most in his life, and the thing that he even deceived himself to forget, was so easily exposed. According to Le Chengdi's own thoughts, this woman must let him have a taste of living a life worse than death. But because he had already agreed to his son's request, he didn't know what his son thought of him now. If he left first, he would break his promise later. Perhaps even their last friendship would be broken.
Since Le Chengdi asked him to stay, Gong Jiu naturally "didn't dare to not stay", so he quietly stood aside.
Le Chengdi looked at Imperial Concubine Su with heavy eyes. "If it weren't for Yuan 'er's pleading, I might have cut you alive."
No matter how strong a person's mental endurance was, they couldn't help but be afraid in the face of death. Imperial Concubine Su shrank, and her teeth were chattering. She didn't think that Li Hongyuan kept her alive for the sake of their last mother-son relationship. But now, she was indeed alive because of him. No one wanted to die if they could live. Therefore, no matter how much malice she harbored against Li Hongyuan in her heart, she couldn't say it out loud. A person in a rage could do anything. For example, this man strangled his beloved woman to death because of anger. Compared with that woman, she was nothing at all. Therefore, it was better not to provoke this man.
Le Chengdi glanced at the people present, and his eyes fell on the servants of the Jade Palace. Just like what they heard from Princess Liu last time, these people were trembling. They couldn't even beg for mercy because they knew it was useless. In contrast, Imperial Concubine Su's chief maid was dead silent. She was lucky to escape last time, but since then, she had been living a bad life. It wasn't because Imperial Concubine Su treated her badly, but because she knew a secret she shouldn't know, she was in a panic all day long. Now, she even had a feeling that she was finally going to be free. As for exchanging the secret she heard before for a chance to survive this time? Hehe, don't have such a beautiful dream. Right now, she could no longer speak. Furthermore, she was illiterate. Thinking about it, how ironic was it that the most important palace maid by the imperial concubine's side was illiterate.
Le Chengdi finally looked at Yu Zhongqing who was standing at the door, "Deal with all these people."
"Yes." Even if Yu Zhongqing heard Imperial Concubine Su's words just now, he only heard it. Not to mention that he was secretly laughing at Prince Jin, even if he wasn't, this matter had nothing to do with him. No matter who the person sitting on the throne was, whether it was auspicious or not, it wasn't something he could comment on.
All the irrelevant people were taken out. Le Chengdi looked at Imperial Concubine Su coldly, "From now on, without Zhen's permission, you are not allowed to step out of the Jade Palace. Su shi, you have always been a smart person. If you don't want to implicate Third, you know what to do."
Imperial Concubine Su used the last of her strength to clench her fist, "Chenqie thanks Your Majesty for your grace."
"Hmph!" Le Chengdi snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Thus, the three people who also knew the secret followed Le Chengdi out of the Jade Palace.
Moreover, it wasn't the first time Le Chengdi met Gong Jiu, so he knew a thing or two about his temperament. This person, if it wasn't about the illness, he wouldn't easily open his mouth. Yu Zhongqing was promoted by him and was deeply trusted by him. Then there was the Head Steward beside him, who had been with him for a long time. It could be said that he was the person who had been with Le Chengdi for the longest time. To some extent, no one had a deeper "relationship" with him than Le Chengdi.
In the Jade Palace, only Imperial Concubine Su was left. If it wasn't for the slight rise and fall of the person lying on the bed with her breathing, one would think that she was already dead.
After a while, Imperial Concubine Su forced herself to sit up. She tidied up her clothes and hair. Although her hands were trembling, they were still crossed on her lap. She quietly looked ahead, still trying to maintain her dignity and nobility as an imperial concubine.
As she sat, Imperial Concubine Su laughed neurotically, "Li Hongyuan, no matter what your purpose is, let me go today. Come, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life. Originally, I raised you. Regardless of whether I was sincere or not, you have called me Mother for so long. I wanted to let you be an idle prince and still have your honor and glory, but you turned out to be an ingrate and even bit me. Naturally, you can't blame me for being ruthless."
Imperial Concubine Su laughed louder and louder, and the more she laughed, the crazier she became. In such a big hall, it was creepy to hear.
Le Chengdi didn't go to other places but stayed in the Imperial Garden. He gave Yu Zhongqing a look. Yu Zhongqing understood and quickly left to make sure that the surroundings were safe.
After that, Le Chengdi asked about Li Hongyuan's situation intermittently, just like a good father who cared about his son.
Gong Jiu naturally told him everything he knew. However, in a place that couldn't be seen, Gong Jiu's fingertips were pressing on Le Chengdi's wrist. He was multitasking. However, it took a long time to feel the pulse. Gong Jiu's eyebrows slightly frowned as he switched from left hand to right hand.
"How is it?" Seeing this, Le Chengdi's heart was in his mouth, afraid that the last glimmer of hope would be shattered.
In the end, Gong Jiu's eyebrows relaxed, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Everything is fine."
"Everything is fine?" Le Chengdi's voice rose a few notches, full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty, it's true. You know, although His Highness's temper looks bad, you know his nature better than anyone. However, only a few people in the world can see through him. What others see is just on the surface. Those who don't know always like to use this to scare more people. His Highness is innocent."
Le Chengdi naturally understood that his so-called poisoning was actually just a superficial phenomenon. In essence, there was nothing at all. It was just that the imperial physician he found didn't see the problem at all. Le Chengdi recognized Gong Jiu's medical skills, but as an emperor, he always had doubts. In the past, he would always ask another imperial physician to take a look at things related to Gong Jiu. However, it was different this time. He completely believed Gong Jiu's words. After all, he was Yuan's man, and Yuan's biggest reliance was Le Chengdi. If his body was really poisoned, there was no reason for his man to hide it.
Knowing that his body was fine, Le Chengdi clenched his fists. In this case, it was time to deal with the person who dared to play tricks under his nose.
"I'm relieved to hear that. By the way, since I've entered the palace once, it's convenient for me to have a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After a moment of silence, Gong Jiu said, "Your Majesty's body is fine. Ask the imperial physician to prescribe some warm and nourishing medicine. It doesn't need too much, at most three doses."
At most, the symptoms of poisoning would disappear after three doses of medicine. At this time, Le Chengdi was completely relieved.
"Gong Jiu, your medical skills are outstanding at such a young age. Do you want to enter the Imperial Hospital? How about I let you take charge of the Imperial Hospital? " Le Chengdi was attracted to a talent like Gong Jiu every time he saw him. This time, he couldn't help but think about it. If Gong Jiu was here, he wouldn't have to be anxious for such a long time.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, as for me, I'm indebted to Your Highness for recognizing my talent. It's up to Your Highness to decide where to stay."
If you want to poach me, fine. You can talk to the master of the courtyard. This wall skirt means that I have no autonomy at all.
Le Chengdi was silent. At this time, he didn't dare to speak to his son.
"Forget it. We'll talk about it later." Le Chengdi waved his hand. "You can leave the palace first."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Gong Jiu took the medicine box and left calmly.
As soon as he left, Le Chengdi's face changed again. "Have I been too kind in the past? In this palace, someone dares to play with me. "
"Your Majesty, fortunately, the people of Prince Jin's Mansion are skilled and didn't let the behind-the-scenes person succeed."
Le Chengdi snorted coldly. Before, he was afraid of breaking the vases, but now he had no scruples. "Yu Qing …"
"Your Majesty." Yu Zhongqing quickly appeared and stood respectfully in front of Le Chengdi.
Le Chengdi whispered a few words, and Yu Zhongqing took the order and left.
Gong Jiu didn't stay long behind Li Hongyuan, so it didn't take long for him to catch up with the carriage of Prince Jin's Mansion.
After returning to Prince Jin's Mansion, Li Hongyuan looked indifferent. There was no trace of the emotion he had in Jade Palace. Gong Jiu saw it. He wasn't sure if his master already knew about it, or he hid it in his heart and didn't want Princess to find out. However, no matter which one it was, in short, the fact that his master was a devil must not be leaked out from his mouth. In fact, according to his master's temper, this matter wouldn't affect him at all. No matter what his background was, it couldn't stop him from doing what he wanted to do.
Because the matter wasn't over, Gong Jiu naturally followed him to the Main Courtyard.
"You're back. How's the situation?" When Jingwan saw them, she put down the scissors in her hand and washed her hands.
Li Hongyuan pulled Gong Jiu to sit down on one side. First, he briefly explained the matter of Jade Palace. Although he didn't say it clearly, Jingwan understood what he meant. Her eyes were full of surprise. "Did you do something? A person like Noble Consort Su can't lose control of her emotions so easily, right? Not to mention speaking without thinking. "
As the saying goes, the onlooker sees more clearly. Li Hongyuan was slightly stunned. Yes, that woman absolutely couldn't be underestimated. How could she lose control to that extent after being stabbed by him? So, his eyes fell on Gong Jiu.
Gong Jiu immediately knelt down on one knee. "Your Highness, please forgive me. I've been studying some drugs recently. Before entering the palace, I just habitually put some on my body. This drug is usually useless to people. But when people's emotions are abnormal, they will be affected to different degrees and become somewhat uncontrollable. If the will is slightly weak, they will speak and act according to their true emotions."
So, it was really just an accident.
However. For Li Hongyuan, accidents that were not in his control, no matter the final result was good or bad, were not allowed, especially when it was caused by his own people. "Explain what happened later, and then go to receive your punishment."
"Yes, sir." Gong Jiu explained everything in detail and then excused himself.
"So, the Emperor should have been coerced. But now there's no need to worry about the consequences. The person who played the trick should be found soon."
"That has nothing to do with us." Li Hongyuan had no interest in caring about his father's feelings.
"What about the original follow-up plan? Do we still need to use it?"
"The Imperial Noble Consort's religious ceremony should be done sooner rather than later. The original plan should be postponed. So, let's do the religious ceremony first. As for him, since he's fine, there's no need to involve him. I believe that the Imperial Noble Consort doesn't want to be involved with him unless it's necessary."
"Well, we'll do as you say."
Speaking of which, there was a reason why it took so long to complete. Although Le Chengdi attached great importance to this project and sent people to each altar, and Li Hongyuan also took the opportunity to place many people there, because there were too many altars, there would always be people who would do everything possible to destroy them. Naturally, there would be times when it was impossible to guard against, so the construction period would be delayed. Because the general progress had to be constant and the final completion had to be completed at the same time, the progress of each altar had to be summarized at all times. One place was delayed, another place was delayed, and one place was delayed. When one place was delayed, the other eighty places were delayed as well. The construction started on the second of February, and the auspicious day for the final completion of the altars was chosen in late August. It took more than half a year, and the effort spent was more than expected.
It could only be said that there were more people than expected, and they didn't want this matter to be completed perfectly.
In the end, it was because of Le Chengdi's toughness that it could be completed. If it weren't for him, Li Hongyuan might not be able to achieve his goal no matter how much he did in secret. After all, the scope involved was too wide, and it was too difficult for Li Hongyuan to control it all.
Li Hongyuan handed in a well-behaved memorial. Le Chengdi saw that the handwriting on the memorial had become as plain as before, and it was no longer as outstanding and handsome as when he was in high spirits when he got married. Le Chengdi couldn't help but feel distressed. Before, when he didn't know about it, he restrained himself because he sensed his intention. Now that he knew about it, was he really going to keep quiet completely?
Le Chengdi's head hurt, and he didn't know what to do. Moreover, he couldn't ask his ministers about it. After all, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. In other words, the fewer people who knew that he killed the Imperial Noble Consort, the better. If no one mentioned it, he might be able to continue deceiving himself.
However, Le Chengdi knew very well that Li Hongyuan had known about it. If he really wanted to gloss it over, he would be ruthlessly exposed just by looking into his eyes. Moreover, he didn't dare to see his son now. Yes, he didn't dare to. He was afraid of his son's questioning. Therefore, he wanted to bury the hatchet with his son, but he didn't want to face it. There was a strong contradiction in his heart. However, his son might not want to see him, so he let it be for the time being.
Le Chengdi wrote a big "Permission" on Li Hongyuan's memorial, and at the same time, he gave full power to Li Hongyuan to deal with this matter. Li Hongyuan could use anyone he wanted, and he didn't even need to submit a memorial to him. This matter was even mentioned in the imperial court. In other words, he gave Li Hongyuan considerable power, which would never happen under normal circumstances.
Some ministers wanted to persuade him, but they were scolded by Le Chengdi as soon as they opened their mouths. In particular, the minister seemed to be related to the Su Family, which aroused Le Chengdi's resentment against Imperial Noble Consort Su. Therefore, Le Chengdi directly took his anger out on him, stripped him of his official uniform, and threw him out of the imperial palace.
Seeing this, the others thought that they had touched Le Chengdi's bottom line, so they kept quiet out of fear and didn't dare to say a word about it.
After learning this, Li Hongyuan smiled. His smile was a little sarcastic and a little gloomy.
Since such an opportunity was given to him, he would naturally make use of it openly and take the opportunity to consolidate the forces under his command.
Because no one believed that Li Hongyuan could do anything in a short period of time, no one would suspect anything even if Li Hongyuan met someone or gave orders as a matter of course. As insiders, they inexplicably felt a sense of superiority as a "prophet". They only hoped that when some people found out later, they wouldn't feel that they had been fooled too badly when they thought back to today. However, those who would think this way were those who were still alive.
Because they could mobilize a large number of people openly, many things would go smoothly. There wouldn't be a shortage of people to sabotage things.
The eighty-one altars required eighty-one eminent monks to preside over. The one near the capital was personally presided over by Master Liaochen.
No one could doubt Master Liaochen's prestige. Therefore, regardless of whether they were sincerely praying for the Imperial Noble Consort, anyone who gathered near this altar would be influenced by him and become devout.
Jingwan and Li Hongyuan had naturally gone there personally. Jingwan felt that it wasn't Master Liaochen's prestige that influenced people, but something about him that she couldn't quite put her finger on. Jingwan felt that it was a little evil. Oh, wrong, it was a Buddhist nature.
Just as Jingwan was doubting whether it had any effect, Jingwan went to the palace to pay a visit to Qin Shufei. Just by looking at Qin Shufei, Jingwan knew that it had worked. Perhaps it was because the two souls were in one, but the Imperial Noble Consort's spirit had improved and Qin Shufei was greatly affected. First of all, the effects of Wanshou's poisoning last year had disappeared. She looked radiant and energetic. If it had been someone more lively, the changes would have been more obvious.
Jingwan vaguely mentioned that she knew about the Imperial Noble Consort's existence. Therefore, she clearly knew from Qin Shufei that the Imperial Noble Consort was getting better.
As long as it was useful, it couldn't be better. Jingwan had a good impression of the real mother-in-law whom she hadn't met before.
Because Jingwan came to the palace under the slogan of paying respects to the concubines, the Empress and Imperial Noble Consort Su didn't need to meet, but Imperial Noble Consort Wei still had to meet. However, they used to be rivals in love. Even if Imperial Noble Consort Wei's wishful thinking and posed no threat to Jingwan, Jingwan still had enough "respect" for her. Besides, she was pregnant now. When Jingwan saw Imperial Noble Consort Wei, she calculated the time. It seemed that it was almost time for her to give birth. Moreover, she had obtained it by using extreme means. Therefore, it was very likely that she would give birth prematurely. Therefore, she could give birth at any time now.
Jingwan snorted in her heart. It seemed that it wasn't the right time.
Imperial Noble Consort Wei's pregnancy was not very good. She suffered more. Pregnant women generally gained weight. But she didn't gain weight. Instead, she looked a lot thinner. In this way, her belly looked a little scary.
Imperial Noble Consort Wei had closed the palace door long ago. But when she saw Jingwan, she was stimulated at once when she saw Jingwan's radiant face. What would happen if a pregnant woman who was about to give birth was stimulated? She would hold her belly and cry out in pain.
Jingwan rolled her eyes.
Yi He Palace was in a state of chaos even though they were well prepared.
After all, it was a real old child. Le Chengdi was still very concerned and rushed over. "Why did it suddenly happen?"
"Your Majesty, because Imperial Noble Consort Jin …"
Jingwan looked at the hesitant look and sneered in her heart. Was she really a soft persimmon that could be pinched at will? "Father, I guess Concubine Xian must have thought of Prince Yu the moment she saw me," said Lin Mengya.
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