bookrebus Chapter 168 Concubine Jiang takes action
Chapter 168 Concubine Jiang takes action
Concubine Jiang packed up and walked into the bedroom.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Highness. May your holy body rest in peace."
Normally, Concubine Jiang didn't need to perform such a grand ceremony, but she still knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.
After bowing his head, he didn't get up in a hurry and just knelt on the ground.
When Concubine Wen saw that she was so humble, a smile finally crossed her cold and beautiful face.
"Have you prepared delicious food for the emperor again?"
Concubine Jiang took the food box, placed it on the ground, opened it, and said:
"Yes, I made soup for the emperor."
Concubine Wen looked down and saw that it was just a bowl of ordinary pigeon ginseng soup. She smiled and said:
"Thanks for your hard work."
"I am not tired. It is Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine who is really tired taking care of the Emperor day and night. I see purple circles under Your Majesty's eyes, I guess she hasn't slept for another night." Concubine Jiang lowered her eyebrows and looked pleased.
"Really?" The imperial concubine quickly touched her face.
For more than two months, she served Emperor Jingde day and night, fearing that others would take advantage of him, and she looked much more haggard.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's illness won't heal in a day or two. You've worked so hard to take care of him, so please don't overwork yourself. Why don't you just rest on the small couch next to you for a while, and I'll give you a massage, okay?"
The imperial concubine turned her head to look at the small couch, and then smelled the medicinal smell that filled the room. She frowned and said:
"I'll go back to the palace to wash up first, and you can come and give me a massage later."
"Yes!"
After seeing off the imperial concubine, Concubine Jiang waved her hand and walked forward to the eunuch.
The two of them worked together to help Emperor Jingde get up from the bed. Concubine Jiang took a small bowl and fed Emperor Jingde soup spoonful by spoonful.
Seeing this, Shun Dajian wiped his tears and said:
"Your Majesty, please get well soon."
While feeding him soup, Concubine Jiang said, "Don't cry, eunuch. The emperor is the Son of Heaven. He will surely turn danger into safety."
If it comes to selfish motives, Concubine Jiang wishes Emperor Jingde would be cut into pieces.
But now, Prince Jing controls the former dynasty, and Concubine Wen controls the harem. Emperor Jingde cannot die no matter what!
At least I can't die now!
After taking care of the emperor, Concubine Jiang rushed to the imperial concubine's palace without stopping.
"Your cooking skills are indeed excellent! No wonder the late queen and the emperor liked you so much."
Concubine Wen lay on the bed, enjoying Concubine Jiang's massage.
Jiang Fei's slender fingers pressed each acupuncture point accurately, and she smiled as she pressed:
"Your Highness, please don't make fun of me. I'm not good-looking, and I can only hope to have a skill to rely on so that I can have enough food and clothing in the harem. Now that I have the protection of Your Highness, I am grateful."
Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine's brows relaxed.
"Your Majesty, Guo'er is a sincere child. He has no great strategy or understanding of the affairs of the court, he only knows how to work hard. In the future, he will inevitably need the guidance and guidance of His Royal Highness Prince Jing."
Concubine Jiang spoke with her head lowered and her eyes submissive.
This was clearly a surrender to the Imperial Concubine, and the Imperial Concubine felt relieved after hearing it, and said lazily:
"Prince Su is not bad either. Especially after his military training, I find him much more pleasing to the eye. Unlike Prince Kang, who dresses like a woman all day long, which is disgusting. But I heard that Duke Yong and a group of his old ministers have been very close to him recently."
Concubine Jiang covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Yong and the others are desperate and are trying any possible means. Guo'er has no such intentions at all. Guo'er said that Fourth Brother's great talent and strategy are the style of a wise ruler. He is willing to be loyal to His Royal Highness Prince Jing."
"Look, these are what he sent to the palace specially as a tribute to you, Your Majesty." After saying this, he clapped his hands.
Two eunuchs came in carrying a box of rare treasures.
The imperial concubine naturally didn't care about treasures or anything like that, but she was very happy that she could eliminate a potential rival for her son.
Concubine Wen giggled and said after a while:
"Yes, you and Prince Su are both thoughtful. Don't worry, I will talk to Prince Jing and let him handle any matters in the future. As long as you behave yourself, you will benefit a lot in the future."
"Thank you, Madam Concubine!"
Princess Jiang gave the imperial concubine a good massage, which made her feel relaxed all over. She lay down on the bed and fell into a sound sleep.
She left the bedroom.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, a young eunuch came running towards him, shouting, "Oh no, oh no!"
Concubine Jiang angrily scolded, "How shameless it is to shout like that!"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground with a thud and said:
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Emperor just had a nightmare and was shouting that there were ghosts." The eunuch who came to report the news was panting and exhaling white air.
"Is there a ghost?" The palace maid was startled.
"Yes! The imperial doctors have already rushed over. I have come specially to ask for the imperial concubine's help." said the young eunuch.
The maid turned around and was about to go in and wake up the imperial concubine. But Concubine Jiang stopped her and said, "The imperial concubine has been serving the emperor day and night, and it took a lot for her to fall asleep. There's no need to disturb her for such a small matter."
The palace maid thought so too.
Concubine Jiang continued, "I can just go and take a look at the Emperor. If anything happens later, it won't be too late for me to send someone to report it."
"Then there's Lady Lao."
In the Jingde Emperor's bedroom, there were people kneeling on the ground. When Concubine Jiang arrived, the Jingde Emperor was huddled in bed, trembling. When he saw her come in, he grabbed her hand and shouted:
"My dear, there's a ghost!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the corner of the room.
Concubine Jiang looked in the direction Emperor Jingde pointed, and saw that the window was wide open, and the cold north wind was blowing the white gauze curtains.
"Someone! Close the window."
Seeing the palace maid close the window, Concubine Jiang held Emperor Jingde in her arms and coaxed him like a child, "Your Majesty, you see, everything is fine now. It was just the wind that blew the window open."
"No!"
Emperor Jingde had a head of white hair and shook his head repeatedly in Concubine Jiang's arms.
"I saw it clearly. The Queen and Qian'er were standing there, looking at me coldly."
Hearing this, a trace of indifference flashed across Concubine Jiang's eyes, but she coaxed softly:
"Then has Your Majesty heard what they said?"
"say what?"
Emperor Jingde looked bewildered. He raised his head from Concubine Jiang's arms and looked at her, as if he wanted to find some answers from her face.
Concubine Jiang pinched a strand of white hair and pushed it behind Emperor Jingde's ear. She then tidied up his messy hair and said softly with a breath as sweet as orchid:
"Is Qian'er saying again that he was wronged? He loves his father so much, how could he possibly want to kill the emperor and seize the throne? He must be saying this to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don't you agree?"
"Wronged? He is wronged? Qian'er has never thought of killing the king and seizing the throne, my beloved, you are right! I have always thought so!" Emperor Jingde was in a daze, as if in a dream.
"The Emperor and the First Prince must be father and son, which is why they think about him day and night. Your Majesty, the First Prince has been wronged, and his soul cannot rest in peace in the netherworld."
"Yes! That's right. My beloved, I had Yan'er set up memorial tablets for them at the Huguo Temple, lit eternal lamps, and performed rituals for 49 days..."
"Not enough!" Concubine Jiang coaxed like a child, "Your Majesty, you must redress the injustice!"
"Redress the injustice?"
"Yes."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? Someone come!"
Emperor Jingde shouted hoarsely, and the eunuch lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Pen and ink are at your service."
Emperor Jingde wrote the note tremblingly and stamped it with his private seal.
"Xiao Shunzi, you will personally take her to the Princess's residence."
"Yes."
As soon as the eunuch left, Concubine Jiang comforted Emperor Jingde to lie down and said, "Your Majesty, go to sleep. I will stay here with you."
Hearing this, Emperor Jingde's nervous mood gradually eased. With Concubine Jiang's comfort, he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
She served until dawn, and then Concubine Jiang came out of the bedroom with tired steps.
There were dark clouds outside and a cold wind blowing. It looked like it was going to snow.
Walking to a corner, a palace maid and a young eunuch were waiting there.
"Leave the palace now and go to Prince Su's residence. From now on, don't show up in the palace."
"Yes!" A man and a woman turned around and disappeared around the corner.
Everything that happened last night was in her plan.
It was these two who had frightened Emperor Jingde by pretending to be ghosts outside his window last night. Concubine Jiang had also drugged the soup Emperor Jingde drank.
Also, she has been putting drugs in the emperor's spices all this time.
Initially, it soothes the mind, but frequent use can lead to nightmares and even dementia. However, the dosage is so small that the doctor cannot detect it.
She decided to stop after today.
If it comes to selfish motives, Concubine Jiang wishes Emperor Jingde would be cut into pieces.
But now, Prince Jing controls the former dynasty, and Concubine Wen controls the harem. The Queen and the eldest prince have not yet overturned the verdict, and Huan Ge'er and General Pei's family are in imminent danger.
All this still depends on Emperor Jingde!
He can't die now!
"Go to the General's Mansion in person and tell the General's wife that I have done what I should do. Now it's up to them."
The personal nanny agreed.
After finishing all this, Concubine Jiang hurried back to the palace. After washing and packing, she regained her docile look.
After putting on the fox fur coat and taking the heater, she turned around and said softly to the palace maid:
"Let's go and pay our respects to the Imperial Concubine."