Li Sheng came over and saw that his Majesty was covered in medicine and was horrified: "Hey, Your Majesty, are you okay? Someone come!"

Ji Lingzhou took a glance.

Li Sheng: "..." Sorry, he was excited, but this is indeed a rare thing. His Majesty was actually poured with a bowl of medicine?

Tsk tsk tsk, he had known for a long time that this bowl of medicine would not really enter Concubine Shu's mouth, but he did not expect that she would die in this way.

"Prepare water" Ji Lingzhou said with a dark face.

"Yes." Li Sheng didn't dare to speak loudly anymore. The atmosphere in the room was weird.

But before Ji Lingzhou took a few steps forward, he stopped again. Cheng Mingran almost couldn't hold back her expression just now. She thought he was going to leave, but he suddenly stopped.

Cheng Mingran paused, then saw him turn around again: "Boil the medicine again."

"Yes" Li Sheng had expected it.

Cheng Mingran: "..."

but……

"Change the medicine back." Ji Lingzhou added, hesitantly, the bowl of medicine looked like it was poisoned. He simply didn't bother to care, and let her do whatever she wanted.

After Ji Lingzhou left, Cheng Mingran propped herself up and looked outside. She was relieved only when she saw that he had really left.

Her hands were shaking when she knocked over the bowl of medicine just now. Although she did it on purpose, she was still afraid that Ji Lingzhou would really get angry about it.

But fortunately, he didn't lose his temper. This was really unlike him before. Cheng Mingran sat quietly on the bed, her mind full of the various changes that Ji Lingzhou had undergone in the past few days.

She grew up with Ji Lingzhou, and although she didn't know him very well, she had a basic understanding of him. After coming out of the cold palace, she always felt that Ji Lingzhou seemed a little different from before, and his attitude towards her had changed a lot.

When she had just come out of the cold palace, she actually thought that Ji Lingzhou had other plans, which was why his attitude towards her changed drastically.

But from their recent interactions, she found that Ji Lingzhou didn't need to do this. But... her heart was really confused. What did he... mean? What did he want to do?

What about me? How should I continue to get along with him?

"Empress" Shuhua brought the freshly boiled medicine.

"Where is His Majesty?" Cheng Mingran asked.

"His Majesty has left first. I just heard someone say that Prince Jin'an seems to be returning to Beijing soon." Shuhua said after handing the medicine in her hand to Cheng Mingran.

King Jin'an...Ji Chen'an?

"And it seems that Prince Wei is about to come back." Shuhua said again.

Prince Wei, Wei Jinghan. Cheng Mingran frowned slightly when he heard this name.

No... Ji Chenan, Cheng Mingran suddenly had an idea. Could the reason why Ji Lingzhou suddenly changed his attitude towards him, including his attitude towards the Cheng family, be related to King Jinan?

In the entire court, the only family that can compete with King Jin'an seems to be the Cheng family...

Cheng Mingran has been with Ji Lingzhou for quite some time. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, due to her status, even the empress dowager would often mention and analyze the affairs of the previous dynasty with her.

Although Prince Jin'an has not been in the court in recent years, he is the son of the favorite concubine of the past, and the most preferred candidate for crown prince by the late emperor after all.

If it weren't for his mother, it's hard to say who would be sitting on the throne now. Prince Jin'an was the most beloved son of the late emperor. Even though he was later sent to a fiefdom, it was the richest one.

Over the years, the King of Jin'an has been ambitious, and everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions. And because he has always been far away from his fiefdom, it is difficult for the court to control him, and Ji Lingzhou has had headaches many times because of this.

The Cheng family has been in the army for generations, holding military power, and has countless disciples. They are very important in the court, and are deeply loved by the generals. That is why they have been able to stand firm all these years. Even if they were wrongly imprisoned this time, they could not be dealt with arbitrarily because of the prestige of the Cheng family.

That's why Ji Lingzhou was so wary. He held military power and had always been loved and respected by the people. With the existence of such a family, Ji Lingzhou had no reason not to be on guard. Loyalty was something that could never be guaranteed by someone's words.

But it is also the Cheng family that can check and balance King Jin'an. Even Ji Lingzhou is afraid of them, not to mention Ji Chenan.

At this moment, Prince Jin'an is about to return to the capital. If the Cheng family is dealt with at this time, perhaps another huge incident will occur.

Who knows... The reason why King Jin'an chose this time to return to Beijing was because he heard about the Cheng family. What about Ji Lingzhou? What was he thinking?

Cheng Mingran had been thinking in her mind that the Empress Dowager would be back in two days, and perhaps she could have a good talk with her.

If this is true, then Prince Jin'an's return to Beijing might be a good opportunity for the Cheng family to turn the tables.

"Go and find out when Prince Jin'an's carriage will arrive in the capital." Cheng Mingran already had a new plan in mind.

Shuhua agreed, but...she hesitated and said to Cheng Mingran: "Your Majesty, it seems that you have a good relationship with Prince Wei before. If the prince accompanies Marquis Weiyuan to enter the palace this time, why don't you ask the prince in person? Maybe he will have some ideas."

Cheng Mingran didn't answer immediately. Looking for Wei Jinghan? She frowned and never relaxed. She suddenly remembered that he came to see her two days before she was about to enter the palace...

"Ranran, please think it over carefully. Do you really have to enter the palace?" Wei Jinghan had a complicated expression.

"Why do you suddenly bring up this kind of thing?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"What's so good about the palace? Why do you have to trap yourself in the deep palace?" Wei Jinghan clenched his hands, and a trace of pain seemed to flash across his face.

"Prince Wei, I'm afraid what you said is not appropriate." I felt a little repulsed at the time.

"Then why do you want to enter the palace? Do you really like His Majesty? He has three thousand beauties in his harem. With your status, do you really want to compete with others? The position of queen has been taken by someone else long ago. You are not even his wife." Wei Jinghan said.

At that time, I was stimulated by his words and became a little angry: "Prince, please be careful with your words. You can't say such words casually."

"Then answer me, do you really like him? Or do you have other intentions, is it for the Cheng family?" Wei Jinghan asked again.

But she had lost her patience, and she thought that Wei Jinghan's subtext was to imply that she entered the palace for power, so she replied bluntly: "My affairs have nothing to do with the prince, and please don't meddle in my affairs."

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