Emperor Deshun stood up suddenly, "What? Prince Jin encountered bandits in Dongyang Mountain?"

The eunuch who came to report knelt down as soon as he entered the hall, trembling all over as he answered.

Emperor Deshun said, "Yunxi, you and Aunt Shimi will take care of and handle the affairs of the harem here."

After saying that, he walked out of the palace, stepped out of the palace door, turned around and said to Lin Luoling: "Lin, please stand up and serve Prince An well."

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" everyone said in unison.

Yun Xi said expressionlessly, "Why did His Royal Highness Prince An commit suicide by cutting his wrists? Lin, you must give us an explanation so that we can report to His Majesty, right?"

The tone was extremely sarcastic.

Shi Mi glanced at Lin Luoling, and before Lin Luoling could speak, she repeated what Lin Luoling had told her. After she finished, she said to Princess July and Princess Rui:

"Is that so? Is there anything missing or wrong?"

Princess July shook her head and said no.

Princess Rui's heart tightened, knowing that Aunt Shi Mi was a personal maid who had followed the Empress Dowager since childhood and entered the palace with the Empress Dowager. Now that the Empress Dowager was in charge of the harem, eighty percent of the harem affairs were supervised by Aunt Shi Mi.

Due to the Empress Dowager's face, even Emperor Deshun and the Empress had to give Aunt Shi Mi some face.

What's more, Shi Mi's husband was Marquis Ding'an. Princess Chang'an, the mother of County Lord July, went to the southern border to avenge her husband. On his way back, he died of illness. The eight countries in the southern border were ready to make a move. Shi Mi's husband, Marquis Ding'an, led an army of more than 10,000 to the southern border. After that, he died of illness after guarding the southern border for several years. Marquis Ding'an was inherited by Shi Mi's eldest son.

Shi Mi's eldest daughter married the eldest son of Duke Weiguo, and her youngest daughter, Suiyue, was deeply favored by the Queen Mother and was a first-class personal maid serving the Queen Mother. She was called a maid, but in fact the Queen Mother wanted to choose a high-ranking official or a duke's mansion for Suiyue in the future to be the mistress of the house.

Therefore, even if Shi Mi said one or two less words, or said one or two wrong words, although Princess Rui was the daughter of You Taichang, her status and position could not compete with Shi Mi, so she nodded and pursed her lips in response.

Yun Xi pulled the corners of his stiff mouth, his eyes were cold, but his tone was very kind: "Princess Rui is smart, please forgive me for saying too much, but now His Royal Highness Prince Jin is going to the northern border, and His Majesty appreciates him and gives him the Red Moon Golden Tiger Sword to fight against the enemy. This is a great honor!

The position of Crown Prince has been vacant for many years, and Your Majesty must choose between His Royal Highness Prince Jin and His Royal Highness Prince Rui. At this time, the most taboo thing is the incident in his life.

The Queen has sprained her foot, and the Princess Rui is serving her virtuously and filially, and she is pregnant, so she should rest well in her free time and not tire herself out. "

These words were obviously flattering. How could Princess Rui remain calm after hearing them? She responded respectfully, but her fingers were tightly grasping the handkerchief, which was wrinkled.

Shi Mi saw this and found a way out for Princess Rui, saying, "Just now I sent someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to get two boxes of blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment. Since we are busy today, Princess Rui will take the ointment back to Dexian Palace, okay?"

Princess Rui forced a gentle smile and thanked Shi Mi, then followed Shi Mi out of Jingtai Pavilion.

Yun Xi nodded slightly to Lin Luoling, then turned around and left with Princess July.

As soon as the palace door closed, the 'fake Prince An' suddenly opened his eyes. Lin Luoling said along his chest: "Just now I thought something happened to you. I was so scared."

The 'Fake Prince An' waved to Lin Luoling, motioning her to come forward and talk.

Lin Luoling moved the brocade cushion to the side of the small couch, and heard the 'fake Prince An' say in a very low voice: "Your Highness Prince An will not be able to come back tonight. There are no bandits in Dongyang Mountain. Those bandits should be the assassins that Your Highness Prince An has privately raised.

How can a hundred or so people fight against the 30,000 troops of King Jin? King Jin must have exaggerated this matter on purpose because he was worried about going to the northern border so that King Rui could get the position of crown prince in Beijing and deliberately made Your Majesty suspicious of King Rui. "

When Lin Luoling heard this, she was afraid that the 'deaf aunt' might hear these words outside the palace. When she was about to get up to check, the 'fake Prince An' said:

"There is no one outside the door. My hearing is very good. The 'deaf aunt' pretended to be frightened and ran away just now. She was going to inform the queen. After you left, I cried in the palace on purpose. If I were not in such a weak body, how could Your Majesty want to make Prince Jin the crown prince?

There is nothing to do now, so go and rest. I am afraid there will be chaos tonight. Prince Rui should be out of the city to his barracks. It is very likely that he will take advantage of the absence of His Royal Highness Prince Jin tonight and lead his troops to rebel and usurp the throne."

"Ah?" Lin Luoling exclaimed.

The 'fake Prince An' gestured to her to keep quiet, and then said: "After nightfall, I will open the secret door and you hide inside. No matter how chaotic it is outside, you must not come out. Prince An told me before he left this morning to make sure to protect you.

Suiyue will accompany you in the dark room, and she will be accompanied by two secret guards with extraordinary martial arts skills. "

"Will Prince An be in trouble? Where did he go? Did he go to Dongyang Mountain?" Lin Luoling asked.

The 'Fake Prince An' shook his head and said, "Your Highness Prince An's whereabouts were not disclosed to me."

A worried look appeared in Lin Luoling's eyes, and the 'fake Prince An' said, "His Royal Highness Prince An asked me to tell you that he is protected by Young Master Jiang, so you don't have to worry."

Hearing this, Lin Luoling's brows relaxed slightly. He knew that Jiang Chi's martial arts were extremely high, but... if King Rui raised an army to rebel and usurp the throne, he would only have a 50% chance of winning by taking risks.

"Early before Princess July went to Jingxuzhou, His Majesty had already noticed that Prince Rui had the intention of rebellion. The Queen Mother was eager to protect Princess July, so she allowed Princess July to go to Jingxuzhou."

The 'fake Prince An' blinked at Lin Luoling, but his lips moved without making any sound, "'Deaf Aunt' is back."

Lin Luoling nodded, and when she saw the 'fake Prince An' closed his eyes, she lay down on the couch, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Soon, the imperial physician entered the palace and fed the fake Prince An a decoction of medicine. He raised his voice and said to Lin Luoling, "If His Royal Highness Prince An has a high fever, the Princess An will send someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to look for me."

After Lin Luoling responded, she escorted the imperial physician out of Jingtai Pavilion and lay on the couch waiting until dark. Suiyue and two palace maids brought dinner to Lin Luoling.

Just as Lin Luoling was about to open the food box, Suiyue gave a look to the palace maid, who came forward without saying a word and pulled at Lin Luoling's outer garment.

Suiyue covered Lin Luoling's mouth and nose with a crescent-white handkerchief. Lin Luoling blinked a few times, but fainted without making a sound.

Suiyue used lip language to tell the 'fake Prince An': "Things have changed."

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