In Tsinghua Palace, the palace gates are closed.
The eunuch who brought the things from the House of Internal Affairs was too frightened to make a sound when he saw all the maids in the palace serving outside the palace.
The maid in charge, Mu Jin, came out of the palace and gave him a wink, and the two retreated to a distance to talk.
"The eldest prince is here. I'm afraid that I won't be able to see the father-in-law for a while, so the father-in-law should go back first."
The person who came to deliver the things was Eunuch Huang, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he said knowingly: "Our family is only here to send the monthly silver, which is the silver of the Tsinghua Palace this month. Aunt Mujin saw it clearly, so our family left first. "
Mu Jin accepted the bundle of silver he handed over, bowed to him, and Eunuch Huang left the Tsinghua Palace.
After he left, Mu Jin weighed the burden and suddenly felt something was wrong...
"Your Majesty didn't act on a whim this time. My palace's eyeliner in the West Palace came to inform, and the second prince happily told Danyang about it. I'm afraid that the imperial decree to enshrine the East Palace will be announced to the court soon."
Concubine Xian was leaning on the couch, holding her forehead in a plain dress. Looks very tired.
Emperor Ning has been ill recently, and she has been serving in front of him all the time. She is not as energetic as those young concubines. In order to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to take her favor, she still takes care of everything personally.
Fortunately, with her as the leader in the harem, no concubine dared to compete with her. She took care of Emperor Ning by herself, and finally found time to see the eldest prince.
The eldest prince said: "Mother and concubine, do you still have the heart to take care of the father? Are you not in a hurry at all?"
He has been trying to have a long talk with Concubine Xian these days, but Concubine Xian is always serving in Emperor Ning's palace, making him wait for so many days.
Concubine Xian raised her head, "I am naturally anxious, but what's the use of being anxious? For so many years, I have devoted myself to managing the harem and taking care of His Majesty, but His Majesty has no regard for any kindness. If so, I have to pay more Serve him wholeheartedly, and hope that one day he will be moved and take care of our mother and child a little bit?"
The eldest prince frowned and looked at Concubine Xian. She was used to acting as a virtuous and virtuous woman in the harem all these years, and she hadn't come out at this juncture.
"Mother, Concubine, you have never thought that if the father recovers from his illness, he will not be able to appoint Ning Chengzhi as the crown prince. Now you are doing your best to take care of the father, and you are making wedding dresses for others!"
Concubine Xian trembled all over, and looked at the eldest prince in a daze, "But, your majesty's illness is just a cold, and he will recover sooner or later. When he recovers, whoever should stand will still stand, so what if I don't serve you? "
The eldest prince looked at her deeply, and the tacit understanding between mother and son made Concubine Xian understand what he was thinking.
Her hands trembled and she almost knocked over the teacup on the table.
Concubine Xian pointed at him, "Emperor, you, what do you mean?"
She clearly understood what the eldest prince meant, but this incident was too terrifying. She had to hear the eldest prince speak with her own ears in order to believe her guess.
The eldest prince approached her and lowered his voice, "Father established a crown prince, and after his death, the throne must belong to the crown prince. If the sons and ministers want to fight, they will usurp the throne! But if the father cannot afford to be ill, and there is no crown prince in the court, I will With Ning Chengzhi, there is a half chance of one person, and there is still room for competition."
"You... you really want to attack your father?"
Although Concubine Xian was dissatisfied with Emperor Ning's actions, as a woman in the harem, she could only think of a way to impress Emperor Ning.
But these days she served the decoction, and she didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.
But the eldest prince who has always been calm and filial, the son she is most proud of, said that he wanted Emperor Ning to be ill...
"Then what do you want to do?"
The eldest prince said: "Isn't the mother and concubine always serving the decoction by my father's side? As long as you add something to the decoction, the father's condition will gradually worsen, and no one will suspect the mother and concubine."
"Who said no one?"
Concubine Xian didn't expect him to let her do it, "There are so many people around Your Majesty, there are no concubines in the harem, but there are eunuchs and maids in the palace. How can you make sure that your mother and concubine will not be seen? If someone sees it, murdering His Majesty would be punishable." The great crime of the Nine Clans!"
The eldest prince said: "My concubine thinks that if we don't take this step, what else can we do? Once Ning Chengzhi becomes the crown prince, you and I will die! Instead of waiting to die, I would rather take the initiative to take action, maybe there is still a glimmer of life !"
Concubine Xian sat down on the couch, the eldest prince's words rumbled in her mind like thunder.
The palace maid Mu Jin suddenly walked in from outside the palace.
"What's up?"
Concubine Xian was still in shock, when she saw Mu Jin approaching with a look of hesitation.
She bowed to the concubine Xian and the eldest prince, "Look, ma'am, this is the monthly silver that Eunuch Huang from the House of Internal Affairs has just sent, and it has been much less than before. The servant felt that it was wrong to take it over, so he sent someone to question him, but he actually said that it was always That's all!"
Concubine Xian frowned, and looked at the bag in her hand, it was indeed not as bulging as before.
She reprimanded: "The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have lost their heads. They can even make mistakes in the monthly money in the palace. A bunch of idiots!"
Mu Jin bit her lip, and glanced at the eldest prince, as if there was something unspeakable to hide.
Concubine Xian said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Mu Jin knelt down on the ground and said: "The person sent to inquire heard that Eunuch Huang told the little eunuch under him that the second prince is the future prince, and there is no need to be too attentive to Tsinghua Palace in the future!"
Crash.
The teacup in Concubine Xian's hand fell to the ground and shattered.