The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Lu Zhaolin did not go to court for four days in a row, nor did he receive courtiers. Many matters that used to be subject to his sage judgment were now piled up in Shangshu Province and Zhongshu Province.

It was not until the end of Youshi that Shangshu Ling returned home after his duty break.

He did not enter the backyard, but entered the study room in the front yard, and then ordered his servants: "Go and call the eldest son over."

After about two cups of tea, Shangshu ordered his eldest son Song Xinshi to open the door and enter.

"Father is looking for me?"

The minister ordered: "Sit down."

After Song Xinshi sat down, he listened to the minister's order: "At the end of Chenshi today, my father and several colleagues went to Ganquan Palace to see His Majesty."

"Can you see it?"

Shangshu Ling shook his head: "Not really."

Song Xinshi smiled slightly and said, "Didn't father guess it early on? Your Majesty was trying to lure a snake out of its hole. How could he show up so easily? Why did father go to Ganquan Palace to see him?"

The minister ordered: "It is one thing to guess, but it is the duty of a minister to ask for a visit."

When Song Xinshi heard this, he stood up, bowed his head and said, "My child needs to be taught."

Shangshu Ling nodded and said, "Sit down."

When Song Xinshi sat down again, his face became much more serious and he asked, "Father called his son here today. Do you think it's not just to teach him how to get along with kings and ministers?"

The minister ordered: "Do you know who persuaded my father and other ministers to withdraw from Ganquan Palace today?"

Song Xinshi said: "Since my father is testing me with this, I guess he is not Eunuch Yao, not the Queen Mother, nor my sister."

Shangshu Ling's expression remained unchanged, just waiting for his next words.

Song Xinshi pondered for a moment and then said: "The noble concubine is very heavy now, so there is a high probability that she is not her. So, I guess it is the concubine Chen?"

Shangshu ordered: "You guessed it right."

Then, he recounted the conversation in Ganquan Palace.

At the end, I heard him say: "I thought that Concubine Chen could reach where she is today mostly because of her unworldly beauty. Even if she is somewhat smart, she is just too unworthy to be on the stage. It's just a little trick. When I saw her today, I realized that I had underestimated her. "

Song Xinshi asked: "What does father mean?"

Shangshu Ling did not answer, but asked: "What do you think?"

Song Xinshi said: "Our relationship with Concubine Chen was originally a life-or-death relationship. My younger sister is unfavored, and she has no biological prince. Concubine Chen is favored and has a son, but her mother's family has been convicted and there is no support from the previous dynasty——"

Speaking of this, he saw Shangshu Ling show his approval.

Song Xinshi finished her words: "Rather than fight to the death and let others take advantage. In my son's opinion, it is better to rely on each other and join forces."

Shangshu ordered: "That's what I mean too."

Song Xinshi thought about the queen in the palace and frowned: "My sister seems to want to support the fourth prince more."

Shangshu Ling didn't care much: "After waiting for a while, you can ask Mrs. Qi to come into the palace to persuade her."

Qi was the wife of Song Xinshi.

He wondered: "Why not let mother enter the palace?"

Shangshu Ling said: "Your mother, like your sister, can only see small affections. Your Majesty loves Concubine Chen, and they regard Concubine Chen as their enemy. If your mother is allowed to enter the palace, they will only share the same hatred and want to fight against Concubine Chen. Get rid of the concubine quickly. Our entire Song family cannot get involved in such a trivial matter of the love between children."

Song Xinshi said: "Father, don't worry, my son will explain it to Mr. Qi in detail."

Shangshu Ling nodded and was about to talk about something else when he heard a knock on the study door.

The minister ordered: "Come in."

The butler entered the door, bowed and said, "Sir, Prince Gong is here to visit."

"Why is he here?" Shangshu Ling frowned: "Please come in."

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Two days later, Yongfu Palace.

Concubine Jin made a random excuse and dismissed the people waiting in the room, leaving only Peilan in the room and Yinlu watching at the door.

Then, she asked in a low voice: "Is there anything wrong around Yongfu Palace in the past two days?"

Perrin shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with it."

Concubine Jin said: "Then let's make arrangements starting from the third prince."

That night, as soon as Jiang Shiying lay down on the bed, before she fell into dreamland, she heard a gentle knock on the door.

The person on duty today was Lan Hui. Lan Hui walked to the door softly, opened the door and went out.

Jiang Shiying was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. After a moment, she heard an exclamation - "What?"

Jiang Shiying thought to himself, I'm afraid something big has happened.

She simply sat up from the bed, opened the curtain, and asked in a loud voice, "What happened?"

Hearing her voice, Lan Hui returned to the house and said, "My slave has woken up the queen."

Jiang Shiying said: "No problem, let's light the lamp, but what happened?"

Lan Hui took the huozhe, lit the lamp on the table, and replied: "Something happened in Concubine Fang's palace. The puppy raised by the third prince suddenly went crazy and bit the dog next to the third prince. Little eunuch."

"What?" Jiang Shiying said in surprise: "Is the third prince okay?"

Lan Hui said: "The visitor said that the young eunuch protected the Lord loyally, and the third prince was not injured."

Jiang Shiying nodded and asked, "Then the little eunuch was sent to the medical clinic?"

Lan Hui said: "Concubine Fang wanted to be loyal to him, so she asked the imperial doctor to go to Chonghua Palace to see him. However, the imperial doctor said that the puppy was most likely suffering from hydrophobia. The little eunuch's body was full of There is no good flesh left on the upper and lower parts of the bite, and I am afraid that I have contracted hydrophobia. Even if the injuries on my body can be cured, the hydrophobia will not be cured."

Hearing about hydrophobia, Jiang Shiying knew that the little eunuch's life would not be spared.

Sure enough, Lan Hui said: "The imperial doctor prescribed some medicine and allowed the little eunuch to go away peacefully. Concubine Fang said she would bury him generously, and also ordered people to reward his family members outside the palace generously. .”

Jiang Shiying's face turned ugly: "How could the puppy around the prince be infected with hydrophobia?"

The same question was just asked by Lu Zhaolin in Ganquan Palace.

Lin You knelt on his knees and admitted his mistake first: "I failed to take good care of you, please forgive me." Lu Zhaolin glanced at him and said: "Those who guard the third prince will be worth thirty pieces each. First of all. Write it down in the account, and when the matter is over, you can go and receive the punishment yourself."

Lin Youdao: "I obey the order."

Lu Zhaolin asked: "What happened if we found out?"

Lin Youdao: "The puppy's meal today was mixed with the raw meat of a sick dog suffering from hydrophobia. The people guarding the third prince only stared at the third prince's dietary supplies, and even Some palace attendants around the third prince neglected the puppy, and this allowed someone to take advantage of it and cause an accident."

Lu Zhaolin sneered: "It's also difficult for them, so I resorted to all kinds of dirty tricks."

Then, he pondered for a moment before saying: "Forget it, the palace has almost completed the investigation, close the Internet cafe. Concubine Jin and the palace people around her will be taken to the Wude Division for trial. The fifth prince will be sent to Shoukang Palace first, and only say to the outside world that Concubine Jin and the palace people around her will be interrogated. The concubine is suddenly ill."

Lin You took the order and retreated.

Yao Xingde asked: "Are you going to announce that you have recovered?"

Lu Zhaolin shook his head: "The palace is clean, but it's not clean outside the palace yet. Let's wait a little longer."