Concubine Lin was stunned. She had never expected him to say that. When she came to her senses, she asked, "What did you say?! What do you mean a lot of people died?!"
King Linjiang had originally promised to restrain his subordinates and not do anything to the people of Lanyue Palace, so why is he saying that many people died now? !
If the King of Linjiang doesn't keep his word, does that mean... ... those people might even go directly to the Sixth Prince? Could her worries really come true? The King of Linjiang doesn't want to keep the Sixth Prince as a scourge, so he might as well kill the child now to eliminate future troubles? ! But... ... Concubine Lin Shu shook her head in her heart. She and the King of Linjiang have been friends for more than ten years, and the King of Linjiang is not the kind of person who would do such a blatant and decisive thing to destroy the bridge after crossing it.
Besides, King Linjiang still needs her and Young Master Lin. Without her help, his position would be really unjustifiable. Even if he became the emperor, he would be criticized and would bear the infamy of regicide for the rest of his life.
No, the King of Linjiang would not do that, so... ..then what went wrong? !
Emperor Longqing was already extremely furious. He felt a sharp pain in his heart with his hands trembling. He could no longer stand and fell on his back.
Concubine Lin Shu was startled, but subconsciously reached out to support him, calling out "Your Majesty" repeatedly.
Emperor Longqing tried to stay awake. Seeing that Concubine Lin Shu was crying out of anxiety, he shook his head and said while trying to hold back the pain: "Don't cry, I'm not dead yet..." He held Concubine Lin Shu's hand tightly, and after the dizziness subsided for a while, he let out a long sigh: "At this point, I have to accept my fate. I originally wanted to earn a future for Xiao Liu'er, but now it seems there is no hope. You change my clothes..."
Concubine Lin was trembling violently. Seeing that Emperor Longqing's face was pale and ugly like a dead person, she hurriedly asked someone to get ginseng soup, but Emperor Longqing held her hand. She had no choice but to change his court clothes according to his order, and then helped him sit on the dragon throne, and shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Longqing waved his hand and looked at the people pouring in from outside, his face inviolable. No matter what, the dignity of an emperor cannot be erased by anything, even if he is dying.
Concubine Lin Shu was accompanying him, and she was really worried about the Sixth Prince, so when she saw Prince Linjiang coming in when the door of the hall was pushed open, she immediately stood up with her eyes wide open.
Prince Linjiang's face was solemn, and he did not show any pride at being about to ascend to the throne. He even took some time out to pay his respects to Emperor Longqing and respectfully called him "Royal Brother".
Emperor Longqing raised his eyebrows, his face full of undisguised ironic smile: "So you actually know that I am your brother. I thought that people like you who killed their brothers to seize the throne would be complacent when their wish is about to be fulfilled."
"Really?" Prince Linjiang didn't care about his sarcasm at all. He sat leisurely on the chair brought by his subordinates and asked him with a smile: "You said that, as if when my brother got this position, he was not proud and arrogant? Since we are all the same, why should the eldest brother say that about the second brother, right?"
What happened back then was a taboo in Emperor Longqing's mind. The old emperor passed away without leaving any edicts or wills. He relied on the support of the Ming family and others to get the news in advance and rushed to the capital overnight to ascend the throne. Several brothers said on the spot that his position was not obtained legitimately and could not be counted.
Emperor Longqing had always had a deep memory of that time, and later on, Ming Jia and Shen Cong were both killed by him, so he felt even more guilty. Normally, he would never allow others to mention this matter. But now that Prince Linjiang mentioned it, he could not help but angrily shouted at them to shut up.
But Linjiang Wang Lian Li ignored his anger, raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Why is the emperor angry? Since you did it, why can't others say it? How did my sister and brother-in-law die? Don't you know it? If you hadn't indulged those people, why would my sister die?! You have a guilty conscience, but you always take it out on the people around you. The Ming family and the Feng family died because of your suspicion. Over the years, how many bloody storms have you stirred up? Do you remember? There are not many brothers left. The King of Chu is wrong, there is nothing to say, but what about the King of Jin? He was forced by you and had no choice! You drove these people crazy!"
"You're going to drive me crazy too! Not only did you break your promise to me, you even tried every possible way to kill me..." King Linjiang sneered and raised his hand casually, "When the emperor needed me, he called me back from Jiujiang with just one word, told me to be a criminal and move all the stones that were in the way. Now that he feels he's better and doesn't need me anymore, he wants to kill me. Are you asking me to just sit and wait for death? What a coincidence! I'm not the kind of person who would just sit and wait for death."
Emperor Longqing had no words to refute. He looked at Prince Linjiang and sneered, "Today, you are the knife and I am the meat. I ask you, how do you plan to deal with me? If you kill the king and seize the throne, you will be cursed for eternity!"
"That depends on you, Your Majesty." When people are in control, their attitude is always better. King Linjiang looked at him with a smile: "If Your Majesty understands, then everyone will be happy. I won't have to bear the blame, and Your Majesty won't suffer any loss. It will be good for both of us. Anyway, Your Majesty has already issued an edict to let me supervise the country. Everyone knows that you want to pass the throne to me... You just need to issue another edict, and then nothing will happen..."
Emperor Longqing looked pale, and he smiled at him, "Do I have any other choice?"
If he didn't agree, he would be killed in an instant, not to mention that even his son's life was in the hands of others. He glanced at Prince Linjiang and ordered Concubine Lin Shu: "Go and invite Lord Qin to me."
"No need." Prince Linjiang raised his eyebrows, waved his hand to stop Concubine Lin Shu's movements, looked at Emperor Longqing and said, "I brought Lord Xu with me. If we are talking about drafting the imperial edict, Lord Xu is also an excellent candidate."
As expected, it was Xu Anying. Emperor Longqing was no longer angry. He had expected this. Besides, the initiative was in the hands of others. He nodded and agreed to Prince Linjiang's proposal. He called Xu Anying in to draft the abdication edict and the succession edict. While Xu Anying was drafting the edict, he looked at Prince Linjiang and said, "I still want to see the Sixth Prince."
This is human nature, after all, he is the only son of Emperor Longqing. (To be continued)