The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

It's finally time to be honest with each other. Some people and some things cannot be kept secret.

Zhu Lingxiu was actually mentally prepared for Emperor Mingde to fall in love with Li Qinghui.

In his heart, Li Qinghui is both talented and beautiful, and any man with eyes would be attracted to her.

Even if Emperor Mingde had no such thoughts in his early years, human beings are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?

One is the emperor and the other is a concubine in the harem.

No matter what the reason for a marriage, it is understandable that two people fall in love after being together for more than ten years.

Zhu Lingxiu's own situation was already extremely bad, and he no longer had the desire to have Li Qinghui come back to him.

From the moment he was tricked into having an affair with Princess Chanyu, he felt that he was no longer worthy of love.

Zhu Lingxiu just wanted to hear Emperor Mingde admit it himself, so that he would have no regrets.

The world should be sincere and beautiful.

One is his best friend, the other is his sweetheart.

He sincerely hopes that the two of them will stay together until old age.

Seeing the other party staring at him in a daze, Emperor Mingde slowly put away his smile, and replaced it with a look of disgust. His voice also became a little sharper, and he repeated the question, "Does Zixin really think that the woman I like is Li Qinghui?"

Zhu Lingxiu was stunned, "Isn't it?"

Emperor Mingde sneered sadly and sarcastically, no longer looking at Zhu Lingxiu, and cast his gaze towards the dimming sunset in the sky.

……

The two talked for a long time.

Emperor Mingde said, Zhu Lingxiu listens.

What Emperor Mingde narrated was all the facts and truths that he had concluded after so many days, based on the clues provided by Shi Anxia and by having the Xiying Guards thoroughly investigate Xiyou Palace. He also followed the clues provided by the palace maids and thoroughly investigated Li Qinghui's past life trajectory.

This included Li Qinghui who had used Zhu Lingxiu from the very beginning to get close to him, the prince, and then, for various reasons, colluded with Princess Chanyu to frame Zhu Lingxiu.

This even involves the fact that Princess Yuyang chose Baiyin Jushi's "Shoufeng Huanian" to celebrate her birthday, and gave up Li Qinghui's "Lanzhi Tu", which led to Li Qinghui's anger at Princess Yuyang.

It was Li Qinghui who had arranged for Princess Chanyu to assassinate Zhu Lingxiu at the birthday banquet of Princess Yuyang's mother-in-law...

All the details, some were found out by the Western Shadow Guards, and some were inferred by Emperor Mingde himself, but no matter how the information was obtained, it was extremely close to the truth.

Li Qinghui desecrated Zhu Lingxiu's pure feelings and disgusted Emperor Mingde for more than ten years.

Although Emperor Mingde had removed Li Qinghui from the harem, he had protected her for more than ten years. The tears she had shed in front of him made him feel sick.

Some people died, but their stench could not be dissipated. This is what Emperor Mingde said about Li Qinghui.

He also told Zhu Lingxiu so bluntly, "Li Qinghui is dead. If she wasn't dead, I would have killed her to avenge you and my eldest sister's family."

"Even if she died a hundred times, it would not be enough to relieve the hatred in my heart."

The setting sun was gradually swallowed up by darkness, the mountain breeze suddenly blew, and drizzle continued, and the air became a little cooler.

When Emperor Mingde left the palace, Zhu Lingxiu suddenly burst into tears, "Yunde, I'm sorry... I'm shortsighted..."

Emperor Mingde was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It doesn't matter if you are shortsighted. I am most afraid that you will still dwell on the truth after you know it. Zixin, I will give you time to figure it out. I hope that the next time I see you, you will still believe that the world is beautiful and that plants and trees have feelings."

He walked a few steps, then paused and sighed, "You are lucky to have a sensible mother."

Emperor Mingde walked out of the palace and got on the carriage back to the palace.

He put down the stone in his heart, and at the same time thought of the woman who asked him if he had eaten. A sour-sweet smile spread across the corners of his mouth.

Liking someone is such a secret joy, with a sour pain. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the continuous rain, which gave rise to a long-lasting longing for him.

When I returned to the palace, everything was silent.

Emperor Mingde had just rested in Chaoyang Palace for less than a quarter of an hour when Eunuch Liu from the Jingshifang knelt down with a tray of cards as usual and asked him to choose the concubine he would favor tonight.

Green plates made of precious materials are neatly arranged on the table. In addition to the names of concubines engraved on the plates, they are also inlaid with sparkling gems.

Behind each sign, there is a huge and powerful family. The reason why the North Wing can be stable and prosperous has a lot to do with the balance and mutual restraint between these powerful families.

Filling the harem and breeding offspring were part of his responsibilities as an emperor. In the past, he took it for granted to turn over the cards, just like completing a government task.

But now the sign was so heavy that it couldn't be turned over. A feeling of desolation and sadness came over me. What was he?

Even your body is not your own!

In the past, there was Li Guifei's Xiyou Palace which could be used to sell dog meat under the guise of sheep meat, but now even the person who is holding the cover is gone, which is very embarrassing.

This may be the only use that Emperor Mingde remembered of Li Qinghui.

In fact, Emperor Mingde had not turned over the card for a long time, which put a lot of pressure on the eunuchs in the Jingshifang.

The work is becoming increasingly difficult.

This time, Emperor Mingde said the same thing as usual, "Step down, I am tired today."

Eunuch Liu raised his head pitifully, "Your Majesty, please just flip through a sign blindly. If you are tired, you can talk to the ladies."

Emperor Mingde thought to himself, are you sure you are just talking? Every time he went to someone's bedroom, their eyes turned green, wishing to tear him apart and eat him.

He felt upset when he thought about it, "Let's withdraw, I..." He paused and changed the subject, "I am ill and need to find a royal doctor."

Eunuch Liu: “???”

Emperor Mingde didn't bother to pay attention to him and shouted, "Youen, go and call Doctor Shen to me."

Eunuch Qi is such a smart man. "Yes, I will go right away. I guess it was drizzling just now and the emperor got caught in the rain by accident."

Eunuch Liu walked out dejectedly with the plate in his hand. When he reached the door, he quietly asked Eunuch Qi, "Why hasn't the emperor turned over the cards recently?"

In the past, I had to turn it over several times a month.

Eunuch Qi said, "Don't try to guess what the emperor is thinking. If you do, you'll lose your head."

Eunuch Liu sighed and said goodbye to Eunuch Qi.

He thought about where there was a vacancy and decided to transfer there to take up the duty. Every time he knelt before Emperor Mingde with a plate in his hands, he felt extremely oppressed.

They all said that they did the best job and received the most rewards. Especially for an emperor like Emperor Mingde who was very restrained and had sex only a few times, the concubines who were favored by him would try their best to reward them.

Alas, now it’s not that there is less, but that there is none.

Not long after, news spread from the palace that Emperor Mingde had a hidden illness, and the Jingshifang no longer had to work at all.

But pretending to be sick can only help you hide for a while, not forever.

Moreover, he felt it was time to cut back on harem spending in preparation for the rainy season floods.

The key to reducing expenses is to reduce staff.

Emperor Mingde brought his new son-in-law over and asked, "Is there any way to clean up the harem legitimately?"