In Tsinghua Palace, Concubine Xian claimed that she had been ill for two days.
On the second day, the eldest prince came.
He claimed to greet his mother and concubine, but Concubine Xian was somewhat resistant and didn't really want to see him.
But it is not the same thing to let him stand outside the palace gate.
"Mujin, go and invite the eldest prince in."
The eldest prince entered the palace, only to see that except for Mu Jin, the rest of the palace staff had already retreated.
Through a layer of veil, one can vaguely see Concubine Xian lying on the couch, with a black baotou wrapped around her forehead.
He was about to approach to talk, but Mu Jin moved him a rose chair, which was set outside the curtain.
The eldest prince's heart trembled, and he understood Concubine Xian's thoughts.
She was scared.
"I pay my respects to my concubine. I heard that my concubine is not feeling well, so I came to visit. It is my fault for making my concubine work so hard."
The eldest prince's attitude was sincere and he didn't mention anything that shocked her, Concubine Xian looked a little better.
She sighed softly: "Serving His Majesty is the job of a concubine, and it is not hard work. It is the same for the emperor to share the worries of the father in the previous dynasty, and there is no fault."
The eldest prince raised his eyes, and quickly lowered his gaze, "Serving the emperor is also the duty of a prince. Since the mother and concubine are sick and cannot serve the emperor, let the ministers do it for them."
Wow—
The curtain was torn open by Concubine Xian forcefully.
She leaned forward, her plain face turned pale, and there were tears in her eyes, "Are you trying to force the concubine mother?"
Plop—
The eldest prince knelt down on the ground, and walked towards her, "Mother, concubine, you are the one who is forcing my son! Didn't we talk about it well? How could you give up halfway? If you don't continue, not only our previous efforts It's all in vain, once Ning Chengzhi is crowned prince, there will be a dead end waiting for our mother and son! Since you don't do it, I must do it for you!"
Concubine Xian got up from the couch, casually slipped off her palace shoes and helped the eldest prince up.
"What are you doing? Get up first. How could Concubine Mu force you to do such a dangerous thing? You are Concubine Mu's last hope. Instead of letting you do it, I will do it! But Concubine Mu is really scared these days, Didn't you notice that your father's condition has improved in the past few days?"
The eldest prince interrupted her loudly, "That's because the concubine mother did not continue to prescribe the medicine, so the emperor's illness did not continue to worsen as we imagined!"
He suddenly realized something and glanced outside the palace, fortunately Concubine Xian had already pushed back the palace people.
Concubine Xian was so frightened that her face turned pale. Upon closer inspection, her hands trembled slightly, and the eldest prince hurriedly held her hand.
"Concubine Mu, I'm not blaming you, I'm just too anxious! Concubine Mu, please be patient for a while, as long as you continue to administer the medicine, we will succeed soon! Don't you always want to be a queen? "
The word "queen" evokes the vitality of the concubine Xian.
For so many years, she endured humiliation and worked hard, but Emperor Ning refused to even give her the position of a noble concubine.
The Queen is her dream, a dream out of reach.
The eldest prince saw the longing in her gaze, and he continued, saying in a seductive tone: "Mother, once the child defeats Ning Chengzhi and becomes the emperor, you will be the most honorable empress dowager. The queen also has to serve you respectfully, isn't that good?"
Concubine Xian took a deep breath, stretched out her hand to straighten her temple hair, to make herself look more dignified.
The eldest prince knew that the ambitious concubine Xian had returned.
Concubine Xian said: "Okay, I will do as you wish. Tomorrow I will return to Qingyuan Palace to serve His Majesty. However, Your Majesty's spirit has improved in the past few days. I always feel that it's not just because he didn't continue to poison. I heard that the last time Yufu from Guhou Mansion entered the palace and gave His Majesty a magic talisman, could it have something to do with this?"
Gu Hou Mansion...
The eldest prince narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that Yu Fu was a Poison Immortal who had learned from Immortal Valley, he felt a little fear in his heart for a moment.
Soon he calmed down again.
He comforted the concubine Xian and said: "Since when did my concubine believe in the power of gods and Buddhas? Although Yu Fu is a poison fairy, but the emperor is surrounded by imperial physicians, she has no chance to cut his pulse, and she cannot discover the existence of poison. I'm afraid that the father believes in some magical talismans, and he became more optimistic in his heart, and he got better in the past few days."
Concubine Xian nodded slowly, "You're right. I heard that His Majesty kept saying that Yu Fu was filial and well-behaved. Her filial piety and sincerity made His Majesty's condition better. Even if Yu Fu was filial, it was only useful to Gu Hou. Why? Will it work on Your Majesty?"
The mother and son talked for a long time, and they were at peace with each other.
Since the decision was made at the beginning, there was no way out.
The eldest prince was filled with indignation when he thought of how complacent and arrogant the second prince had been in recent days.
With Ning Chengzhi's character and temperament, is he worthy of competing with him
If he hadn't been reincarnated into the belly of the former empress, he would have died quietly in the palace long ago...
He suddenly thought of something, and a calculated smile curled up on the corner of his mouth, "Concubine Mu, there is one more thing to trouble you."
"What's up?"
"Let a few people go to the West Palace to spread rumors, and Danyang must hear them, saying that once His Majesty dies and the Crown Prince of the East Palace is not established, there will be chaos in the court."
Concubine Xian turned pale with shock, "Are you crazy? Isn't this a reminder to Ning Chengzhi to go and ask His Majesty to set up the East Palace as soon as possible?!"
If His Majesty had established the Eastern Palace before his death, then his death would be useless...
wait -
Concubine Xian suddenly thought of something, and looked at the eldest prince with a sudden realization.
This son of hers has grown up and matured.
Even such a plan can be thought of.