Prince An walked quickly from Concubine Xian's side to the bedside, without even glancing at Concubine Xian and Princess Qinglan, and asked the imperial physician:

"Is Princess An's palpitations serious?"

Lin Luoling didn't have any palpitations at all, and there was no Chen Yin to give him acupuncture, so the imperial physician could only diagnose that Lin Luoling had been poisoned by a cold, which caused cold air to surge in his internal organs.

After hearing Prince An ask this, and hearing Bizhi mention something that Princess Qinglan had said to Princess An before the imperial physician arrived, Princess An began to suffer from palpitations.

Combining all the words, the imperial physician followed Prince An's words and replied: "The cold poison in Princess An's body has not been cleared and has entered her internal organs. Because of the shock, she has suffered a recurrence of palpitations."

"Why are you suddenly frightened?" Prince An asked with a frown.

Hualian, Xiangjin, Biyou and Bizhi heard the angry voice of Prince An and knelt on the ground with their heads lowered, not daring to answer. However, Bizhi was smart and glanced at Concubine Xian and Princess Qinglan from time to time.

Emperor Deshun happened to enter the palace, and after hearing what the imperial physician and Prince An had said, he immediately understood what Bizhi had done, and with a serious face he looked at Concubine Xian and asked:

"Why are you and Qinglan in Jingtai Pavilion?"

The virtuous concubine was startled when she heard the voice. She took Princess Qinglan in her arms and turned around to greet Emperor Deshun. She sorted out her thoughts and said:

"Princess Qinglan happened to meet Princess An a few days ago and was very happy to see her. Your Majesty has exempted the palace from restrictions these days, so I brought Qinglan to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. Qinglan learned that Princess An was in Jingtai Pavilion in Jingshou Palace, so she came to visit her.

I thought that Princess An had just entered the palace and was not familiar with it. It would be boring for her to stay in Jingtai Pavilion alone, so I brought Qinglan to Jingtai Pavilion.

I think Qinglan is at an active age and disturbed Princess An. I am not thoughtful enough."

Prince An glanced at Concubine Xian, and before Emperor Deshun could speak, he bowed to Concubine Xian and said, "I married Lin as my principal wife so that she could be buried with me in the royal mausoleum. Since Concubine Xian knows that Princess Qinglan is lively and active, it would be better for her to come to Jingtai Pavilion less often in the future.

Lin blocked the arrow for me, and was poisoned by the cold. She is weak and delicate. If something happens to her and she dies before me, wouldn't that mean I will be buried with her? Even if Consort Xian and Princess Qinglan came to visit Lin out of kindness, I'm afraid they can't explain it, right? "

Hearing this, Concubine Xian's eyes twitched twice. Princess Qinglan was naturally unwilling to see her mother being scolded by Prince An in front of her father. She wanted to speak up for Concubine Xian, but was stopped by Concubine Xian.

The virtuous concubine pretended to pull the corner of her mouth stiffly, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness Prince An is right."

Emperor Deshun darkened his eyes and said to Concubine Xian, "Your brother has been appointed General Zhenyuan, and there are many people who are jealous of his ability. Do you still want to bring Qinglan to pay respects to the Queen Mother?

I should take Qinglan out of the palace and go to the Zhenyuan General's Mansion to ask your brother to make some tangible achievements as soon as possible, so as to avoid the memorials saying that your brother is unworthy of the position and makes it difficult for me to do my job. "

Now half of the former dynasty is loyal to Emperor Deshun, and the other half are ministers who protect Prince An. Although Concubine Xian's brother is loyal to Emperor Deshun, looking at this situation, how can Concubine Xian not see that Emperor Deshun intends to make Prince An the crown prince so that he can inherit the throne one day?

Judging from the fact that Prince An arrived so promptly even though Lin Luoling was suffering from "heart palpitations", Lin Luoling means a lot to Prince An.

The reason why Emperor Deshun said these words to her was undoubtedly to warn her not to become an enemy of Prince An.

Not scolding her in front of Prince An was somewhat to give face to her brother, and Concubine Xian responded respectfully.

"I will take Qinglan with me and ask for leave from the Empress Dowager. I will leave the palace today to advise my brother."

Emperor Deshun said, "It's rare for you to go back, so take Qinglan and stay at the Zhenyuan General's Mansion for a few days. Later, I will ask Yunxi to take some rewards from the storehouse and send them to the Zhenyuan General's Mansion. I will not let you lose face."

The virtuous concubine's fingers were tightly clenched around the handkerchief. Emperor Deshun always gave a sweet reward after a slap in the face, and people could not find any fault with her, but instead wanted to accept this favor.

After thanking Emperor Deshun for his grace, Concubine Xian left Jingtai Pavilion. Emperor Deshun glanced at the imperial physician and instructed, "Treat Princess An well."

After getting up, he said to Prince An, "You are allowed to stay here with me. When Princess An wakes up, you can come to the Zhengde Hall to discuss matters."

"Yes!" Prince An and the imperial physician responded in unison.

Emperor Deshun then returned to the Zhengde Hall.

Aunt Shi Mi had just stepped into Jingtai Pavilion. When she heard what Prince An said in the palace, she pursed her lips and smiled, turned around and left, reporting the matter of Jingtai Pavilion to the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "The virtuous concubine wanted to use Princess An, but she shot herself in the foot. I watched coldly. Although Princess An is a gentle and virtuous woman, she is also talented and has a good character. How could Princess An not understand the virtuous concubine's little tricks?

She has not yet married Prince An, Concubine Xian is her elder, and Concubine Jin is not someone to be trifled with, so why should she get involved in the meaningless fights in the harem? She is just pretending to be sick, and you can ask the kitchen to make some nourishing soup and send it to Jingtai Pavilion later."

Shi Mi smiled and said, "The Queen Mother has sharp ears and eyes, and is a very understanding person."

The prescription prescribed by the imperial physician was nothing more than a tonic medicine to dispel the cold. After leaving Jingtai Pavilion, Prince An dismissed Lin Luoling's four maids, pecked Lin Luoling's lips lightly and said:

"Now you can open your eyes."

Lin Luoling raised her eyelids and smiled sweetly at Prince An, "Isn't it frightening you?"

Prince An said, "You don't have palpitations, and I'm not stupid. I guessed that you were in trouble and couldn't solve it, so you pretended to be sick, so I rushed over immediately to help you out."

Lin Luoling sat up and said, "I didn't expect that Concubine Xian would bring Princess Qinglan to Jingtai Pavilion and tell me about Concubine Jin killing Concubine Chen in the cold palace."

Prince An took a deep breath and said, "Xian Fei was too clever for her own good. The fourth prince born to Concubine Jin was killed by Nan Qiuzhi. Concubine Jin had no children, and after the fourth prince died, she locked herself in the palace and only ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures. Concubine Chen's maternal family was not strong enough at the time, and they were too busy trying to please Concubine Jin, so how could they become her enemy?

After all, Concubine Jin's father is the Grand Marshal and holds military power. Even if the Prince of Jin has 30,000 elite soldiers and generals under his command, wouldn't it be an even greater advantage if he could get the support of Concubine Jin's father?

However, Concubine Jin's father was loyal to the Emperor, and no matter how Concubine Chen used her tricks, Concubine Jin refused to associate with her. That's why the Imperial Grandmother and the Emperor secretly arranged for someone to protect Concubine Jin's life."

Lin Luoling nodded in agreement.

Prince An said, "Noble Consort Chen killed my mother, how could Father not be angry? It's just that the followers of Prince Jin were not completely eliminated at that time, and Prince Jin went to the northern border to fight the enemy, so he didn't know what was going on in the capital. Prince Jin led more than 30,000 elite troops to fight the enemy in the northern border, so Father naturally hoped that he would return victorious.

My father made Concubine Chen's maternal family powerful in order to check and balance the Empress and Prince Rui. Even if Concubine Chen plotted to murder my mother, if my father killed her personally, the historian would certainly record it, and my father's reputation would be ruined.

People in the future will only say that my father was greedy for my mother's beauty and killed the meritorious mother of the Prince of Jin, Concubine Chen."

Lin Luoling then realized why Concubine Jin wanted to kill Concubine Chen in the cold palace, and she couldn't help but sigh that Concubine Jin was a very smart woman.

I also understand why Emperor Deshun summoned Concubine Jin to sleep with him five or six times in the past half month, but never let Concubine Xian sleep with him.

Therefore, Concubine Xian wanted to use her to win favor.

Prince An saw Lin Luoling frowning and couldn't help but smile: "From now on, Concubine Xian will not dare to use you again."

Hearing this, Lin Luoling couldn't help but savor Prince An's words carefully. She couldn't help but think of what Emperor Deshun had just said to Concubine Xian, and instantly understood one thing.

The hidden meaning of Emperor Deshun's words was to let Concubine Xian persuade General Zhenyuan to be loyal to Prince An.

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