She didn't want her son to take that position. Not to mention that she, as a mother, had leverage over him in the hands of King Linjiang, even if she didn't, it would be a fantasy for a child who was less than three years old to fight against the powerful vassal who had just been judged successfully.
It would be better to take a step back. She is not the kind of person who does not understand her own status, and King Linjiang is not the kind of person who would kill everyone. It is also good to let her son live a rich and idle life.
Her eyes felt a little sore, and after returning to her bedroom, she kept telling Nanny Lin: "Mammy, my eyes hurt a lot, have someone soak some honeysuckle water and apply it to my eyes."
Nanny Lin quickly agreed and gave the order. Concubine Lin Shu then said, "Please ask the nanny who serves the princess to come over."
Princess Zheng is about to give birth. Recently, she never goes out unless it is a critical moment. The nanny beside her is the same. She stays by her side and dares not leave for a moment, for fear that she will go into labor at any time.
She is just a princess, it is not appropriate for her to give birth in the palace, and there has never been such a precedent in the palace. Yesterday, Concubine Lin Shu had already discussed with the Ministry of Eunuchs and chose a good day to send Concubine Zheng back to the Zheng Palace to give birth.
Someone has also been sent to deliver the message to the Zhennan Palace and the Wei family, asking the Wei family to help take care of the Zheng Palace and wait for Princess Zheng to return and prepare for the birth of her child.
Now they were going to call the nanny beside Princess Zheng. Nanny Lin realized that Concubine Lin Shu might have heard something when she was in Taiji Hall before. After being stunned for a moment, she went to the side hall of Princess Zheng in person.
The nanny beside Princess Zheng came quickly and greeted Concubine Lin Shu quickly when she saw her.
Concubine Lin Shu held out her hand to say no, looked around, and waited for everyone to leave before she took the handkerchief handed to her by Nanny Lin and covered her eyes. She gently said to the Nanny, "You will be leaving the palace tomorrow. When you get up early, you should go to Shen Chen's place. It won't arouse any suspicion."
The nanny was stunned. She didn't know what Concubine Lin Shu meant by saying that. But she was also smart and knew that Concubine Lin Shu must have her own intentions. After a moment of hesitation, she reacted and quickly followed Concubine Lin Shu's words and said, "Yes, because our princess is the mother of Princess Shouning, now that the marriage decree has been issued, she is already treated as a relative. Pingxi Hou has something for us to give to Princess Shouning, so I have to go there as soon as possible tomorrow morning before he leaves."
Concubine Lin Shu nodded slowly, took off the wet towel from her face, turned around and looked at the nanny and hummed: "That's it, go tell Shen Chen that Ping An Escort Agency has been implicated in the case of the disappearance of Lord Xu's granddaughter, and the future is worrying..."
The nanny didn't understand, but she knew that Concubine Lin didn't mean for her to understand. She just needed to convey the message, so she nodded hastily.
Concubine Lin Shu looked at her again and said word by word, "Also, after you leave the palace, Princess Shouning should be waiting for you in the palace. You don't have to tell her anything. Just tell Princess Shouning in private and ask her to pay attention to the Xie family. She will understand naturally."
The nanny wanted to look up in fear, but she forced herself to stop the thought and bowed her head to the ground in response.
Concubine Lin Shu made sure that she had remembered it before waving her hand and telling her to leave. She leaned back on the couch and slowly exhaled.
Although she was now more adept at dealing with Emperor Longqing than before, she knew in her heart that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger. There was no time to relax until the dust settled.
Nanny Lin beside her hurriedly came forward to take the handkerchief, soaked it in the honeysuckle water again, and applied it to her eyes. She asked her softly, "Why did the queen suddenly give such instructions to the nanny beside the princess? Did... did something happen?"
Concubine Lin Shu nodded and said, "The disappearance and abduction of Lord Xu's granddaughter, which caused such a big fuss this time, was caused by the Ping An Escort Agency. But I remember that the Xie family is behind the Ping An Escort Agency, and the Wei family is behind the Xie family."
At this time, Emperor Longqing already had some ideas in his mind. If this incident affected his views, I am afraid that another bloody storm would be set off.
Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, she did not want this matter to involve the Wei family.
It is always necessary to remind Shen Chen and then remind Wei An.
Nanny Lin sighed and said, "I don't know who is plotting against the Marquis of Pingxi and the princess behind the scenes. Do you think it could be Princess Linjiang or Concubine Yu?"
They have all supported each other along the way, and Nanny Lin is Concubine Lin Shu's confidant, so there is nothing she can't tell. Concubine Lin Shu looked at her and shook her head: "I thought about it again and again, except for the two of them, I'm afraid no one would dare to use such a deadly trick now. But if it is really them, this account is a mess again."
Nanny Lin couldn't help but shake her head. Seeing her take off the veil, she knew that she was a little upset, so she stepped forward to help her sit up and comforted her: "Your Highness, don't worry about these things. You have done what you should do. Can we control the internal strife in their palace? No matter which one it is, the princess or concubine Yu, who dares to do such a thing at this time is not an easy person to deal with. We don't know what our future will be like."
Speaking of this topic, the atmosphere inevitably becomes much heavier.
Concubine Lin Shu couldn't help but remain silent. She knew, of course, that after Renzong abdicated the throne, Renzong's queen did not have a good life. Even after her death, she could not be buried with Renzong.
Having encountered such a thing and having come to this point, what happens in the future will all depend on the conscience of King Linjiang.
Just as she was about to speak, the Sixth Prince stumbled over the threshold, rushed towards her and called her mother.
Concubine Lin Shu hurriedly agreed and held him in her arms. Seeing that he was sleepy, it was obvious that he had woken up in the middle of a sleep. She couldn't help but touch his forehead and asked, "What's wrong?"
The Sixth Prince put his arms around her and said nothing.
Concubine Lin Shu felt her heart soften. After a while, she coaxed the Sixth Prince to sleep, then she turned around and told the nurse who followed her in, "Let the Sixth Prince follow me tonight. You all leave."
The Sixth Prince's palace maid responded hastily and retreated in a hurry.
After a while, Nanny Lin went out and came back in. She coughed for a while before asking Concubine Lin Shu: "Your Majesty, there was news just now that... it was said that the fifth prince was not feeling well..."
The fifth prince is now a hot potato. Although Emperor Longqing did not issue a public edict to depose the prince, Concubine Peng De accused him of treason, and his position as the prince is in jeopardy. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. All his teachers have been reprimanded, and no one dares to get close to him.
But he was actually still a child. Concubine Lin sighed and ordered Nanny Lin to call the imperial physician.