After rebirth, tear the black-hearted husband to pieces and step on the evil mother-in-law

After Princess July left the palace for Xuzhou, Emperor Deshun ordered the Internal Affairs Bureau to renovate the Empress Dowager's Jingshou Palace. The huge courtyard had different scenery everywhere and was planted with lush and precious trees and flowers.

After the Empress Dowager was banished to the cold palace, she suffered from hunger and cold, and her body was chilly. Even though the imperial doctors had carefully treated her for several years, the Empress Dowager's hands and feet were cold and she had bone pain every time it was cloudy and rainy, and in the cold winter.

Therefore, after Emperor Deshun inherited the throne, he specially set up a hot spring pool in Jingshou Palace for the Empress Dowager to use to ward off the cold.

This makes Jingshou Palace very different from other palaces. After entering, there are towering ancient trees and exotic flowers on both sides. Not long after walking along the bluestone path, a small arch bridge made of green jade suddenly appears. The stream below is the water flowing out of the hot spring pool.

You can't see anything in the summer, but if you come here in winter, the alternation of cold and hot and the thick fog make you feel like you have entered a fairyland.

After walking across the arch bridge, there is a deep and winding corridor with rockery on both sides, an open space for tossing pots, swings, and so on.

Seeing Lin Luoling looking at him curiously, Yun Xi whispered to her, "This corridor was built not long ago. It was originally built by His Royal Highness Prince An and Princess July when they were young."

At the end of the corridor, there appeared an extremely magnificent two-story hall with black and golden characters reading: Jingshou Palace.

At this time, Du Zhong shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

As soon as the voice fell, the palace door was opened, and several older palace maids walked out quickly. Some lifted the curtain, some stood at the door to burn incense, and some waved fans and served tea...

Lin Luoling followed Emperor Deshun into the hall and heard two female voices speaking at the same time.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ann."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I was just talking to my mother about your Majesty when you arrived."

The former's voice is majestic and solemn, while the latter's voice is like an oriole, carrying a charming tone.

Lin Luoling guessed that the former was the Queen Mother and the latter was the Imperial Concubine Chen.

I only heard Emperor Deshun laugh and say, "Get up!"

A group of palace maids and eunuchs knelt down and bowed to Emperor Deshun. Emperor Deshun said solemnly: "There is no need for you to serve here. Please leave!"

Then, Emperor Deshun bowed and said, "Greetings to the Queen Mother. I have been busy these past few days and have not been able to show my filial piety to her. This is my fault."

"The northern border has been unstable these days, and the weather is hot. I have eaten well and slept well, so you don't have to worry about me. But you should not tire yourself out."

Lin Luoling lowered her head and slightly raised her eyelids, only to see an elegant old lady lying on her side in the chaise longue in front of her. She was thin, with gray hair on her temples, and her eyebrows and eyes were very sharp, without any kindness on her face.

Princess July held the jade bowl in her hand, not knowing what was inside. She scooped up a spoonful, smiling widely, and coaxed the old woman to drink another spoonful.

This is the most legendary Queen Mother of Tianqi Kingdom.

Since the founding of the Tianqi Kingdom, only one concubine has been able to walk out of the cold palace alive, and that is the Empress Dowager in front of us.

Lin Luoling had heard her mother mention this Empress Dowager. Her father was an imperial physician of the Imperial Pharmacy. On the day when the late emperor first ascended the throne, a banquet was held in the palace. The Empress Dowager entered the palace to attend the banquet and was left in the palace with a dozen officials' wives and daughters.

The women who were admitted into the harem were given titles such as concubine and Zhaoyi according to their official ranks. Although the empress dowager's father was an imperial physician, his official rank was not very high, and the empress dowager did not have an outstanding appearance, so she was only allowed to stay in the palace as a seventh-rank beauty.

It is said that the late emperor had many concubines in his harem at that time, but even so, the empress dowager was still favored by the late emperor and successfully gave birth to a son and two daughters. Later, the empress dowager's father committed a crime and was imprisoned and executed. The late emperor was furious and sent the empress dowager to the cold palace.

At that time, the Empress Dowager had just given birth to a little princess, who was less than seven days old. Not long after she was banished to the cold palace, the little princess died.

Emperor Deshun and Princess Chang'an were left to depend on each other.

Lin Luoling was not stage-frightened, but just didn't want to attract attention. Seeing Emperor Deshun bowing and greeting the Empress Dowager, she knelt behind Emperor Deshun and waited for the right opportunity to reply.

Princess July curved her deer eyes, blinked at Emperor Deshun, and said, "Does your Royal Uncle miss Yu'er? I'm back, what will your Royal Uncle give me as a reward?"

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Chen smiled and said, "I heard that you were coming back early this morning. Look, Prince Jin went to look for interesting things for you, and he hasn't come back yet."

The Queen smiled kindly and said, "In the final analysis, it is because we have spoiled Yu'er. We give her everything good. When Yu'er gets married, we will be troubled about what kind of dowry to prepare for her."

The Queen Mother pushed Princess July's hand that was scooping soup and sighed, "I really can't drink any more."

After a pause, the Queen Mother said to Du Zhong, who was waiting beside her with a bow, "Give Your Majesty a seat."

"Yes!"

Then, the Queen Mother looked at the Queen and said, "Yu'er hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet. It's a little early to talk about her marriage now. Without her chattering in my ears these past few months, Jingshou Palace has become really deserted. I want to keep her for two more years."

The Queen Mother, who clearly saw Lin Luoling, turned to Emperor Deshun and said, "Regarding the wedding between Prince An and Lin's daughter, do you have to give me an explanation today?"

Emperor Deshun said: "I have agreed to the marriage between Prince An and Lin's daughter."

As he spoke, Emperor Deshun stretched out his hand, and Yunxi hurried forward and placed the imperial edict granting marriage and the two unsealed secret letters in both hands next to Emperor Deshun's.

"Prince An's cough has become more serious. It is hard to say whether he can get through the winter safely. I am very upset, so I want to choose a gentle woman as his concubine. This way, it can be considered a blessing.

It so happened that Prince An wrote me a letter of greeting, mentioning that he wanted to marry Lin's daughter. I privately checked and found that Lin's daughter was unable to conceive due to heart palpitations, so she divorced her ex-husband.

I also didn't expect that Prince An, after choosing so many, had to choose such a woman as his concubine. I was really disappointed. However, Prince An's child said in the letter that he had been ill for a long time and could not have sex. He didn't know how many months he could live. If he chose a healthy woman, it would have delayed that woman's life.

Lin's daughter is gentle and virtuous, and she suffers from heart palpitations. She should be buried in the royal mausoleum as soon as possible to accompany him."

Lin Luoling: ...

Prince An couldn't have sex? He was too good at it, full of energy, and could toss and turn all day and night without getting tired. How could he be buried in the royal tomb so early?

I am afraid that the grass will grow three feet high at the tombs of King Jin and King Rui, and King An will also be in good health.

"Ah..." The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Prince An has been bedridden since he was young. It's really pitiful."

After receiving the imperial edict and two secret letters handed over by Emperor Deshun and reading them, the Queen Mother said with a puzzled look on her face: "Since you have agreed to their marriage, you should have told me. After all, it is not easy for me to raise him. Since he brought Princess An back to the palace, why did you punish him so severely?"

Emperor Deshun said, "I thought Prince An and Yu'er would write a secret letter to ask Queen Mother for permission, but I didn't expect that they kept it a secret. That's why I got angry. I was also angry that he didn't ask Queen Mother for permission, and that Queen Mother loved him in vain."

Princess July rubbed her nose and lied, "My cousin and I are not to blame for this. Someone was trying to assassinate my cousin, and Sister Lin blocked the poison arrow for him. Their lives were hanging by a thread, and they didn't even get married. Instead, they worshipped the Buddha! It was a hasty marriage."

"What? Worship the Buddha?" The Queen Mother sat up straight, raised her eyebrows and looked at Lin Luoling who was kneeling beside Emperor Deshun, and asked in a stern voice: "Lin's daughter, is what Princess July said true?"