Ji Lingzhou dismissed everyone, and only the unconscious Cheng Mingran and Ji Lingzhou were left in the hall.

How many days has it been since I came out of the cold palace? Why are there so many things going on? Today's incident... Ji Lingzhou was thoughtful. He sat down next to Cheng Mingran. If it was really just what the palace maid said today, it would be too coincidental.

The news that Concubine Shu of Lianyi Palace was poisoned and unconscious spread quickly. Because Ji Lingzhou was here, many concubines also came here, saying that they were worried about Concubine Shu.

When Ji Lingzhou heard Li Sheng's message, a hint of disgust flashed across his brows, and then he said directly: "Since they are worried about the safety of Concubine Shu, let's kneel together and pray for Concubine Shu."

Li Sheng: "...Yes, I will convey the order right away." However, if this order were to be made known, these concubines would probably be so angry that they would die.

Sure enough, when the concubines heard this, they were dumbfounded: "Eunuch Li, Your Majesty..."

"Please forgive me, Queen Qing. I am just a messenger. Your Majesty did say so." Li Sheng replied respectfully. Among all the concubines this time, Queen Qing had the highest rank.

"Then... right here?" Qing Fei looked grim.

"In reply to Concubine Qing, Your Majesty does mean this," said Li Sheng.

"It looks like it's going to rain. Besides, it's so cold, Your Majesty can't let us kneel here all the time, right?" Lady Jiang looked unhappy.

"This is what His Majesty meant. If Lady Jiang has any questions, why not go and discuss it with His Majesty yourself?" Li Sheng said firmly.

After all, he is someone close to Ji Lingzhou. How dare the concubines offend him easily?

So even if they had grievances, they didn't dare to really go to His Majesty, and in the end they could only kneel down obediently.

Li Sheng was satisfied. It was all His Majesty's will. What did it have to do with him? Seeing that the order had been conveyed, he hurried to the palace.

Ripple Palace Inner Hall

Cheng Mingran was still dizzy, but Ji Lingzhou had already started to deal with official business. He sat aside with a memorial in his hand. In fact, there was no major event in the court during this period, just some trivial matters.

Apart from the matter of the Cheng family, there was something about His Majesty having few children, so Ji Lingzhou was asked to favor the harem more and have more children. Seeing this, Ji Lingzhou also felt a headache. He actually didn't care much about the affairs of the harem.

Ji Lingzhou had few children, and now he only had two princesses and two princes. Among them was the eldest son of Queen Chi Yue, who was only seven years old.

The second prince was five years old, the son of Concubine Qing, but he was born prematurely. In addition, Concubine Qing suffered heavy bleeding during childbirth and eventually died. The second prince was also weak, and the imperial physician had predicted that he would not live past the age of thirty.

It was also because of this incident that some of the concubines who were originally smart gave up the idea of ​​adopting the child and let Concubine Qing's palace maids raise him. To put it bluntly, they let the Second Prince fend for himself.

Ji Lingzhou went there several times at the beginning, but later because of the busy state affairs, he went there less often, and even forgot about it.

As for the other two princesses… one is the daughter of Concubine Liang, the same age as the eldest prince, but three months younger. The other is the daughter of Concubine Qian, who is only over three years old.

Concubine Liang had always lived in seclusion, and she rarely went out after she had the eldest princess. She worshipped Buddha all year round and never participated in the struggles in the harem.

Qian Zhaoyi, on the other hand, relied on the fact that she had a daughter and was arrogant and showed off everywhere. But she was just a princess after all, not worth mentioning, and few people in the harem took her seriously.

Ji Lingzhou usually didn't pay much attention to these children. Apart from occasionally looking at them, there was no communication. After Cheng Mingran left in his previous life, he never went to the harem again, let alone had any children.

After his death, the eldest son born to the queen inherited the throne, but... his talents were mediocre, just average.

Cough

Cheng Mingran moved her fingers slightly and coughed twice, bringing Ji Lingzhou back to his senses.

Woke up?

Ji Lingzhou looked at the person on the bed. Cheng Mingran frowned and looked very painful. Ji Lingzhou stood up and walked towards her, but before he got close, Cheng Mingran vomited blood again.

Ji Lingzhou's pupils shrank suddenly and he quickly supported the person. Cheng Mingran had also woken up.

"What's wrong?" Ji Lingzhou lowered his voice, and then immediately shouted to the people outside: "Call the imperial physician!"

It had started to drizzle outside, and Cheng Mingran was held in Ji Lingzhou's arms: "Are you feeling unwell?" he asked.

When Cheng Mingran saw him, she shrank back for a second, then became distant. She shook her head, but Cheng Mingran looked much better than before.

Cheng Mingran tried hard to sit up straight, but before she could sit properly, she heard Ji Lingzhou say, "Don't move around. If you don't feel well, just stay still."

Cheng Mingran looked at Ji Lingzhou: "Your Majesty..." she called out.

"You were poisoned, so you have been unconscious for some hours. I have checked and found that the palace maid who prepared the medicine stole the herbs, so the medicine was inevitably toxic. However, the imperial physician said that the remaining toxins in your body have been almost eliminated, and now you just need to recuperate well." It was rare for Ji Lingzhou to speak to her so calmly, and while he spoke, he helped her wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Cheng Mingran tried to break free from his arms. Ji Lingzhou noticed her movement and frowned, then let her go, but still helped her sit down.

Li Sheng came in with the imperial physician, and Ji Lingzhou stood up: "Let Concubine Shu take a look."

The imperial physician stepped forward, and the hall fell silent again. However, Ji Lingzhou's mind was now filled with the look in Cheng Mingran's eyes when she saw him just now. The alienation in her eyes and her subconscious attempt to avoid him inexplicably hurt him.

"Your Majesty," the imperial physician called out.

Ji Lingzhou looked at the imperial physician: "Is there anything serious?" he asked.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is fine. What she just vomited out was the blood clots accumulated in her body. Now that she has vomited it out, the toxins in her body have been cleared." said the imperial physician.

Ji Lingzhou was relieved after hearing this. As long as everything was fine, it would be fine. After the imperial physician left the plaster, Ji Lingzhou waved his hand and asked the imperial physician to leave.

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