The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

The night is like a lonely lamp, making it hard to breathe.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, candlelight was bright.

The hall was extremely quiet; the only sound that could be heard was the rustling of pages being turned over.

Su Peisheng stood in the corner with his hands hanging down, occasionally glancing at the emperor out of the corner of his eyes to avoid missing his intention.

After a while, seeing the candlelight gradually dimming, Su Peisheng tiptoed forward and tried to light it up.

"Su Peisheng, what do you think about the Sixth Prince's matter?"

Suddenly, he heard the emperor asked him a question, which made Su Peisheng stunned. How should he answer?

"Why don't you dare to say it, or can't you say it?" The emperor shifted his gaze away from the memorial and looked at Su Peisheng steadily.

Su Peisheng was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground: "I dare not speak nonsense."

But the emperor was not going to let him go, and wanted him to speak his mind: "It's okay, just speak, I will forgive you."

"Bang, bang, bang" three crisp kowtow sounds resounded throughout the Yangxin Palace, and Su Peisheng's voice was trembling: "Your Majesty is wise and has seen through my heart. How dare a humble servant like me speak nonsense about the affairs of the prince of the royal family? I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me. I still want to serve Your Majesty for a long time."

The emperor chuckled with an ambiguous meaning: "You all think I am weak and easy to bully. How dare you show off your shallow tricks in front of an expert? I can't bear to implicate my own son this time, but there will be a future, humph!"

The chill in these words made Su Peisheng feel cold from head to toe. He wished he was deaf and blind. As a eunuch, he would never dare to listen to such a confession concerning the royal heir.

But things did not go as planned, and the emperor then said something that made him feel terrified:

"Get up, you are a eunuch after all. If you look like this, people outside will think that I am mistreating you. Don't worry, as long as you don't do something like Liang Jiugong, you will naturally have a stable and prosperous life."

Su Peisheng swallowed a mouthful of non-existent saliva. Liang Jiugong was the eunuch who was close to the previous emperor. He was executed for making friends with the deposed crown prince. The emperor was suspicious that the Sixth Prince's affair was a precursor to the fight for the throne, and was warning him in advance. At this time, Su Peisheng's inner thoughts were surging like the sea, but he still pretended to be calm on the surface:

"My life is a gift from Your Majesty. I wish I could repay Your Majesty's kindness with my life and soul. I would never dare to do anything rebellious. Please understand Your Majesty."

The emperor looked at him coldly and said, "I don't want those empty words. Just do your job well."

Su Peisheng responded with great respect, and in his heart he reminded himself to be more cautious when doing his job in the future.

At this time, in Yanqing Palace, Song Yuanpan, after repeated diagnosis, also agreed with An Lingrong's judgment.

"A Gu may eat and devour the internal organs, and may appear to be normal from the outside, but over time its vitality gradually disappears, killing people without them knowing, or it may confuse the mind, causing people to become unstable and act madly as if they were possessed by an evil spirit."

Judge Song said a lot, and finally gave his conclusion under An Lingrong's expectant eyes:

"Empress Duan, the poison you were infected with is a life-threatening poison, which is really troublesome."

Seeing An Lingrong's disappointed look, Song Yuanpan slowly said:

"If it is a grass Gu, it can contain soybeans or be dissolved with swan skin. However, life Gu is usually a living thing, so this method may be difficult to implement."

An Lingrong was annoyed by his heavy breathing, and her tone became a little heavier:

"I have thought of bloodletting or acupuncture with golden needles, but the poisonous insects hide in the chest, so this method is too dangerous. Court Judge Song has made great achievements in medicine, so I think he must have a good method. You may as well tell me the truth. If you don't, I will not blame you."

Since ancient times, the Imperial Hospital has only sought to be safe in doing things. Doctor Song had seen relevant records in the itinerant doctor's manual, but it was too risky to use it on a noble in the palace. What he was waiting for was a guarantee: "There is another way, draw it out."

An Lingrong had also thought of this, but she didn't know how to do it at the time. Upon hearing this, she was delighted and said, "President Song, please tell me in detail."

Doctor Song: "The Gu worm is a living thing, it craves blood, we can try to lure it out with raw meat, but I don't know what kind of raw meat this Gu likes, we can only try one by one, and this way, Concubine Duan will suffer."

"Also, when it is brought out, we need to find someone who can eliminate it completely to prevent it from harming others again."

This method sounds feasible, but An Lingrong still looked at Concubine Duan with a questioning look.

Concubine Duan smiled weakly: "Compared to staying alive, what does it matter if I suffer a little? I'm going to trouble Doctor Song and Sister Lingrong."

Seeing that Concubine Duan was ready, An Lingrong immediately spoke up: "This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. Imperial Doctor Song, please tell me what you need. Imperial Doctor Zhou and I will do our best to assist you."

"Tomorrow morning, have the imperial kitchen prepare fresh bloody beef, chicken, venison, and pork. Concubine Duan needs to hold the meat in her mouth as a primer, while Concubine Wen will use the golden needles to prick the acupuncture points and slowly drive the poisonous insects out."

Although An Lingrong had obtained a medical book, acupuncture was not recorded in the book. After Noble Lady Fucha died, she did practice acupuncture with Zhou Bing, but since it was about Concubine Duan, she was still a little nervous: "But I am not proficient in golden needles."

Song Yuanpan smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, you are well versed in meridian acupuncture points. The same is true for acupuncture points. I will tell you the needle locations and needle insertion techniques through the gauze curtain."

"Then it's settled."

The second day of treatment was not a good scene. Concubine Duan tried four kinds of raw meat in succession, but the poisonous insect did not move at all. Finally, she found some raw fish wrapped in egg white and asked Concubine Duan to hold it in her mouth. Within a moment, she saw a very thin line in her chest cavity move slightly.

An Lingrong sat inside the bed curtains and stared at Concubine Duan's exposed chest without daring to blink. Seeing this, she hurriedly asked Imperial Physician Song, and she lowered her voice to a very low level for fear of alerting the enemy.

Judge Song was listening calmly from outside the bed curtains: "Shake the handle for Yutang acupoint, flick the needle for Huagai acupoint, scrape the handle for Xuanji acupoint..."

An Lingrong followed his rhythm and moved the needle step by step, and finally the thread began to move slowly upwards.

Concubine Duan had been keeping the thing half-holding, and in less than a quarter of an hour her cheeks felt sore and her mouth was drooling. When she was about to give up, a tingling sensation shot out from her throat. The feeling came so quickly and urgently, as if there was a supreme delicacy waiting for her to devour.

Rendong knelt on the other side of the bed, staring with her eyes wide open, not daring to miss any change in Concubine Duan. At this moment, seeing that she finally blinked twice at her, she hurriedly pulled the piece of fish out at lightning speed.

Sure enough, an extremely thin, thread-like, bright red worm was biting the fish tightly and swallowing it in big mouthfuls. The strange thing was that one could see it swallowing, but the food did not cause its linear body to bulge at all.

Honeysuckle suppressed her fear and quickly threw the fish and the insects into the glass bottle, then closed the lid tightly.

Her movements were completed extremely quickly, and could be described as lightning fast.

As soon as the worm left her body, Concubine Duan felt extremely nauseous and started to retch repeatedly.

Song Yuanpan and Zhou Bingren were both experienced and shrewd. They only heard her uncomfortable sound and quickly lowered their heads and left.

An Lingrong lifted the curtain, and Concubine Duan climbed up and leaned against the bed, unable to hold back any longer and vomited.

First there was a pile of extremely smelly black objects, then there was a yellowish-brown, slightly sticky liquid with a sour smell, and finally there was black blood.

After more than a quarter of an hour, Concubine Duan finally stopped vomiting.

The young eunuchs endured the disgusting smell and quickly cleaned the inner room and burned incense to drive away the odor. Then Song Yuanpan and Zhou Bing leisurely entered the inner hall again.

"Congratulations, Empress Duan. The poison has been resolved. If you take good care of yourself for about a year, your body will be fine. However, you have heart failure this time, so you have to rest for the rest of your life and can no longer worry about anything."

Concubine Duan was already very satisfied with this result. Song Yuanpan left a recuperation prescription and left with Zhou Bing.

An Lingrong looked at Concubine Duan's pale face, and her heart ached:

"Sister Duan, it's all Lingrong's fault for not acting carefully, which caused you to suffer this unprovoked disaster."

Concubine Duan patted An Lingrong weakly with her hand and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Cause and effect always come into play. When I decided to step into the water, I was already prepared to face good and bad fortune. It's better to come early than late."

"If you had come earlier, you would have known the other party's behavior was outrageous. I have been in the palace for many years and have never seen such sinister and evil methods. Now that I have escaped a disaster, I think the other party will not let it go. Instead, your situation is even more dangerous."

An Lingrong felt even more uncomfortable with her comfort. Her usually gentle expression gradually became resolute: "Sister Duan, Lingrong always wanted to take it slow before, but some things can't be avoided. Now I want to create a turmoil and turn this pond upside down."

Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong, who looked resolute and courageous, and couldn't help but feel worried. She pinched An Lingrong with all her strength:

"It's good that you have such a heart, but you can't rush into anything. I understand the emperor. The Sixth Prince's matter may not be over. You must not make the emperor unhappy at this juncture. It's also my fault that I was careless and invited such a conspiracy. Now my health has become a burden to you."

An Lingrong held Concubine Duan's hand with her backhand, smiling brightly with tiny sparkles in her eyes: "Sister Duan, Lingrong doesn't need to worry about these. I'm not telling you all this tonight to make you worry about Lingrong anymore, but Lingrong has already made up her mind, and the only thing she's worried about is Sister Duan."

Seeing that she looked confident, Concubine Duan felt a little relieved. She could handle things like poison, so maybe she really had a good idea. She opened her mouth to ask An Lingrong if she had any plan, but An Lingrong shook her head at her.

"I understand. From tomorrow on, I will focus on recuperating and will no longer ask about outside matters. But if you are in doubt, please let me know. Although I am powerless, I still have some insights. It would be good to help you in any way I can."

Seeing that Concubine Duan did not ask any more questions, An Lingrong smiled slyly: "Sister, just rest assured and recuperate. It won't be long before good news comes. Sister Duan, just treat it as interest."

After leaving Yanqing Palace, An Lingrong went to Yangxin Palace.

Unfortunately, the emperor was invited to Shoukang Palace by the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother had become thinner, with no flesh on her cheeks. Looking at the emperor who still looked good, she said in a veiled tone, "If I don't let someone go to invite the emperor, will I never see him again?"

The emperor knelt on the ground politely and replied in a calm voice:

"How dare I? I was too busy with government affairs to take care of it at the moment."

The Queen Mother was angry, but she still refused to give in: "The Emperor wants to find an excuse, and he always has many reasons waiting for me."

Seeing that the Queen Mother did not ask him to stand up, the Emperor stood up from the ground on his own, looked at the Queen Mother with cold eyes, but the words he said were enough to hurt his heart:

"I shouldn't have told the harem about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but since the Empress asked, I can tell you. Although Longkodo has been executed, the power of "Tong Banchao" has not diminished, so I have no choice but to vigorously deal with it."

Upon hearing this, the empress dowager was so angry that she started coughing again. Zhuxi was so anxious that she kept patting her back to calm her down, but the emperor remained indifferent and just watched coldly.

After the empress dowager calmed down, she sighed and said, "Emperor, please forgive me when you can."

The emperor's face became even colder, and his voice was also cold and stern: "I also think so, but there are nearly 200 officials in Beijing selected by the Tong family, and more than 500 officials sent to other places. With such cliques and factions hindering the government, how can you ask your son to be partial to others, or do you want to use your own health to force me to compromise?"

The Queen Mother was unable to argue with him and said angrily:

"You are the emperor, so naturally you have the final say. I came to you today not to argue with you, but to discuss something with you."

The emperor was still angry with the empress dowager over the Longkodo incident, and he directly retorted: "Although I am the emperor, I dealt with Tong Xuan in accordance with the laws of the country, not according to my own personal feelings. The empress dowager should never misinterpret my orders in this way."

The Queen Mother was so angry at him, but she also thought of what the Queen had asked her to do, so she had to patiently coax the Emperor:

"I am old and have been ill for a long time, so it is inevitable that I may say something inappropriate. The emperor should not hold me against it."

Strangely enough, the emperor's resentment, which had been buried in his heart for months, suddenly disappeared in an instant, and he finally had a smile on his face:

"What are you saying, Madam Queen? It is my fault. You are ill, so I should be more considerate. Is there anything you want me to do today?"

Seeing that the emperor's attitude had softened, the queen mother also put on a smile:

"Although I am ill, I have heard a little bit about what happened in the harem. The Sixth Prince was brutally plotted against, and Concubine Duan was innocently poisoned. The harem is unstable, and I feel sorry for the emperor."

This matter could not be concealed, and the emperor did not intend to investigate who had passed the news to the empress dowager. He just asked again why the empress dowager summoned him.

"Li is under house arrest, but the education of the Third Prince cannot be stopped. I wonder what arrangements the Emperor has made?"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a heavy hammer hitting the emperor's heart. Every time his mother came to him, it was either for the family honor or for his fourteenth brother. She never had the slightest motherly love for him. The anger that had just dissipated instantly turned into a chill that chilled his chest. However, she didn't show it on her face and still smiled and deliberately asked:

"I haven't thought about it yet. I wonder if the Empress Dowager has any suggestions?"

The Queen Mother said gently, "The origins of the princes are extremely important and cannot tolerate any flaws. I am thinking that it would be better to let the third prince move to Shoukang Palace so that I can take care of him nearby. After all, our ancestors have precedents for such things, so it is not a violation of the ancestral system."

It was really hard for the Nara family. They would do anything for the glory of the family. The emperor sneered in his heart, but agreed:

"Prince Heng was originally raised by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. I never thought that Hongshi would be so blessed. The Empress Dowager has worked so hard for him. I thank the Empress Dowager."

When the Queen Mother saw that he agreed, she was delighted, not knowing that all this was just intentional on the part of the Emperor.

After a few days, the Queen's investigation into the poison had made some progress.