Emperor Longqing even specifically asked for someone he felt he could trust. He glanced at Concubine Lin Shu and said slowly, "I want Young Master Lin to go. He is the Sixth Prince's uncle. If he goes, the Sixth Prince will be more obedient."
Prince Linjiang shook his head and raised his hand. A man walked out from his side and ordered, "Go to Lanyue Palace and bring the Sixth Prince. Be careful. The Sixth Prince is not in good health. Don't scare him."
They even refused to use Emperor Longqing's candidates, which showed how much they were on guard against him. Seeing that Emperor Longqing looked unhappy, Prince Linjiang sighed and spoke rather impolitely, "Why is your Majesty so surprised and angry? In fact, we all know how you got this position. If it weren't for the desperate efforts of the Ming and Feng families, how could you have ascended to that position when you were neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, nor had a good reputation?! This thing didn't belong to you in the first place, but it stayed with you for so long that you thought it was yours. For this thing, you forced your original wife to death, and forced the Feng and Ming families who were loyal to you to death. Now, you have been deserted by everyone and have nothing."
Although the words of Prince Linjiang were harsh, they hit the nail on the head for Emperor Longqing. He was so angry that he sneered, "I just want to see my son. Why are you saying so many meaningless words?!"
Pointless words? Prince Linjiang sneered: "Your Majesty is so wary of me, obviously you think I am the same as you. I said this just to tell you that you think too much. I will not do anything to a child who poses no threat to me. Your Majesty can rest assured, let's talk about other things now?"
What else is there to talk about? Emperor Longqing sneered: "The abdication edict and the succession edict have been written, what else do you want?"
"I don't want to do anything, but there are some things that we should talk about clearly." King Linjiang clapped his hands, brought up the things his men had prepared, and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty is a smart man, you should know what I mean, right?"
Thinking too much about things will not end well. Prince Linjiang already knew that everything should be calculated clearly. So when he saw Emperor Longqing stand up, he said, "Your Majesty, don't look at me like that. If I hadn't taken the initiative, I would be the one who is at the mercy of others. Have you ever thought of showing mercy to me?"
That is obviously impossible. People like them would certainly prefer to believe in cutting the weeds at their roots.
As long as Emperor Longqing is still alive, he will always be a hidden danger. There is no telling when he will be used to deal with Prince Linjiang. The stories of Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Daizong are still in the past, and no one can predict what will happen in twenty years. It is better to cut the weeds and eradicate them completely, which makes people feel more at ease.
Concubine Lin pursed her lips and stayed aside, feeling terrified. She knew that this day would come sooner or later, but when this day really came, she couldn't help being afraid. She had served Emperor Longqing for such a long time, and they had a child. It was impossible to say that there was no love at all. In this palace coup, her position and the things she did were all considered betrayal of Emperor Longqing. It was always not pleasant to be a betrayer, especially when this person was her husband and the father of her child.
Concubine Lin Shu closed her eyes, her voice changed a little, and she suddenly knelt down in front of Prince Linjiang and kowtowed to him: "Your Highness! Please have mercy on him and spare him, please! You have got everything you wanted, you have everything, please let him go..." She cried breathlessly, and sincerely begged Prince Linjiang to have mercy on her.
However, Emperor Longqing, who was always afraid of death and would do anything to stay alive, pulled her up. At this time, he had been an emperor after all, and he saw the situation much more clearly than Concubine Lin Shu. He knew that in the current situation, only his death could reassure Prince Linjiang.
Prince Linjiang smiled, which was the best and most sincere smile he had given Concubine Lin Shu in recent years. He said to her softly, "If I were in this position, I would not spare him and leave him with trouble. Now if we were in the same position, would he spare me? It's useless if you don't ask him to do it."
He looked at the unhappy Linjiang Prince and said without giving in: "I'm telling you, let her go first. She's just a woman..." He sneered: "It won't bother you, right? Maybe if you keep her, you can also put up a legitimate sign, don't you think? Otherwise, if she and the Sixth Prince are dead, what will you be? I'm afraid there will be a lot of rumors about you, right?"
Prince Linjiang looked at him for a while, raised his hand, turned to look at Concubine Lin Shu and said, "You go, the Sixth Prince is still there, there are some things that you cannot control."
This means that he has already made the decision and doesn't want to be influenced by her anymore. Concubine Lin gritted her teeth, knowing that it would be useless to say anything more, so she could only sigh and leave.
Outside, the place was packed with people, and torches had lit up half the sky. Concubine Lin was hit by the cold wind and couldn't help shivering. She sighed softly to Eunuch Man, the attendant of Prince Linjiang, who had caught up with her: "In the past, I always thought it would be great if I could make it out, and wondered when I could make it out... But now that I have really made it out, I suddenly find that I don't know what to do next..."
Eunuch Man was familiar with her and had been friends for many years. When he heard Concubine Lin Shu say this, he bowed and answered her doubts respectfully: "Madam Shu, I dare to say that people always have to look forward. Things have already come to this. Since it is beyond human power to change, we have to adapt to it. Don't you agree?"
Going with the flow of the times may seem like just a phrase, but there is really no better way.
Concubine Lin's eyes ached badly. She tilted her head back for a while before nodding: "My Lord is right. I was the one who got stuck in a dead end and couldn't get over it. I knew these things were going to happen..."
She gave a bitter smile and said to the eunuch Man who was leaning forward, "Please lead the way, eunuch. I want to go see my child."
Eunuch Man replied, winked at the two young eunuchs, and walked ahead. In this situation, if the King of Linjiang didn't have a confidant to lead Concubine Lin Shu to find someone, I'm afraid Concubine Lin Shu would be hacked to death as soon as she walked out of this door. (To be continued)