The Indifferent Prince's Substitute

When Lin Yan opened her eyes, she found herself standing in the garden of Lenggong.The sun was high, and the garden that used to be cold and desolate was actually full of palace people, and there were crying sounds from the door of Concubine Jing's confinement room.

Suspicious, Lin Yan walked towards the door, and through the half-closed window, he saw several palace attendants standing in Concubine Jing's room, a bright yellow man sitting by the bed from the back, Concubine Jing's close maid Ziyuan was standing aside and sobbing softly.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Jing leaned halfway on the bed, and a weak whisper sounded in the room, "Over the past ten years, my concubine has never asked His Majesty. I only ask for one thing today, and I hope His Majesty can let Yuan'er stay in the palace." Grow up safely. If His Majesty agrees, the ministers and concubines can rest in peace."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" The emperor scolded, "The imperial doctor can take good care of your body. I have ordered you to move out of the cold palace and take good care of it. You will be fine."

Concubine Jing didn't refute, but just grabbed the emperor's hand and insisted pleadingly: "Your Majesty, this is the only wish of this concubine, please agree to it. Yuan'er can no longer be threatened, and this concubine just hopes that he can live .”

Concubine Jing begged bitterly, she was emotional and coughed up blood, the emperor finally couldn't bear to let go, "I promise you that I will let him grow up safely. Take good care of yourself and don't think about it. This time, it's all because of the prince. will punish him."

Hearing his promise, a big stone in Concubine Jing's heart finally fell to the ground.She doesn't care whether the prince is punished or not, all she cares about is the emperor's promise.The prince may be wrong, but it is the emperor who really doesn't want to live far away.She let go of the emperor's hand and said with a pale and tired face, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You have a good rest. The imperial doctor said that you can't move now. When you feel better, I will let you move out of the cold palace. I sent the palace servants to take care of you." The emperor patted the back of her hand pitifully, seeing that she was tired , Said, "I'm leaving first, and I'll come see you in the evening."

"Take good care of Concubine Jing." The emperor got up and told the palace servants in the room again before leaving.

As soon as the emperor left, most of the palace people in the garden also went.Concubine Jing told Zi Yuan, "Take everyone down, I want to rest alone for a while."

Ziyuan wiped away her tears, and took all the palace people out as she said. The room became quiet. Concubine Jing raised her eyes to look at Lin Yan who was standing at the door, and smiled, "Where did you go to play these few days?" ? I didn't even see you."

Lin Yan just took advantage of the palace servants to go out and sneaked in.He hurried to the bed and asked blankly, "What happened?"

He didn't understand the conversation between Concubine Jing and the emperor just now outside the window.

Concubine Jing stretched out her hand to pull him to sit on the side of the bed, and asked without answering, "Do you like Yuan'er?"

Lin Yan nodded blankly.

"Then can you help me accompany him in the future?" Seeing him nodding, Concubine Jing showed a gentle smile on her face, "Except for me, he has no close people in the palace. If you can accompany him by his side, then Very good."

"What about you?" Seeing that she seemed to be telling her about the funeral, Lin Yan had an ominous premonition in her heart, and said with a dry voice.

"I won't live long." Concubine Jing stretched out her hand to caress his hair, with a calm smile on her face, "I'm a human, not a monster. We need to help Yuan'er suppress the poison in his body, and suppress the growing poison in his body." The strong dragon energy consumed all my anger."

Lin Yan was shocked, and his voice began to tremble involuntarily, "...is it you who sealed him?"

Concubine Jing nodded, subconsciously touched the jade pendant on her chest with her finger, and said with a light smile: "I still remember that I told you that I had a monster playmate when I was young. He was very powerful and taught me a lot, including how to give people Lower the seal."

Lin Yan seemed to be struck by lightning, a thought flashed in his mind, his voice trembled even more, "It's... because I told you..."

"No." Concubine Jing knew what he was going to say, grabbed his hand, and quickly interrupted him, "It's not your fault, on the contrary, I have to thank you for allowing me to think of a way to save Yuan'er."

Lin Yan's tears were falling down, he never expected that the one who sealed Rong Yuan was not some big monster, but Rong Yuan's mother and concubine, consuming his anger.And the one who told Rong Yuan's mother and concubine this idea was actually himself.

So, Rong Yuan's mother and concubine didn't die of illness, but he killed her?

"I, I have a way to save you." Lin Yan wiped away tears, and hurriedly said, "Tell me how to set the seal, and I will do it for him!"

Lin Yan thought of this method in a hurry. He is a monster, and he is not afraid of losing his vitality.If he sealed Rong Yuan, Concubine Jing would not have to die!

Concubine Jing looked at him puzzled, and Lin Yan confessed everything, "I came back from the future. The prince's seal was loose and he was unconscious. I thought it was a seal set by a monster. Come back and look for it."

"I still have an incense stick, which can save you!" Lin Yan said hurriedly, holding Concubine Jing's hand tightly.

Concubine Jing widened her eyes in astonishment, and exclaimed for a while: "It's amazing, there is this kind of fragrance that can go back to the past."

"Tell me about what happened when Yuan'er grew up." Concubine Jing said enthusiastically.

Lin Yan didn't know where to start, so Concubine Jing asked him to tell how he and Rong Yuan met.After listening, Concubine Jing let out a long sigh, stretched out her hand to touch Lin Yan's head in relief, and said, "It's great, Yuan'er can find someone he likes, and I finally feel at ease."

"Your Majesty, tell me how to seal it!" Lin Yan urged Concubine Jing in a hurry.

"Son, I can't tell you." Concubine Jing calmly refused him, "If I tell you, the past will change, you won't meet Yuan'er on the mountain, and everything you know won't happen."

Lin Yan was startled, and suddenly remembered what his master told him before, telling him not to interfere with what happened in the past, and just be a bystander.

"But...but if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have wasted your anger to seal the prince. I did it to you..." Lin Yan pursed her lips tightly, and tears fell down again.

Concubine Jing reached out and hugged him into her arms, patted him on the back distressedly, and comforted him softly: "My child, you didn't harm me, all of this is destined. Besides, I'm already tired of life in the palace, It’s only because of Yuan’er that I barely live. Knowing that Yuan’er can grow up safely in the future and find the person I love, I’m already satisfied.”

As Concubine Jing was speaking, she suddenly coughed violently again, she quickly let go of Lin Yan, put the handkerchief against her lips, and bright red blood spilled from the corners of her lips.

"Mother!" Lin Yan exclaimed, at a loss.

"Call me Concubine Mother." After only a moment, Concubine Jing's face turned gray. She tried her best to stop coughing, wiped the blood from the corners of her lips, and smiled at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan opened her mouth to her with tears in her eyes, "Concubine Mother."

"Good boy." Concubine Jing smiled contentedly, stretched out her hand to take off the jade pendant on her chest, and said to Lin Yan, "This jade pendant was given by my playmate back then. I will bury it in the acacia tree in the yard." Under the tree, you dig it out, take Yuan'er to my hometown, and find Baicang Mountain. Show the jade pendant to that man, and he will save Yuan'er."

"From now on, Yuan'er will be taken care of by you." Concubine Jing grabbed Lin Yan's hand and entrusted Rong Yuan to him.

Lin Yan cried and nodded vigorously.

Concubine Jing smiled gratifiedly, then suddenly coughed heart-piercingly, the door was pushed open violently, Zi Yuan rushed in with the palace servants, and the room was suddenly in chaos.

"Mother Concubine!" The young Rong Yuan ran in from the door supported by the palace servants, knelt down in front of the bed, and cried loudly.

The emperor returned soon, and the courtyard and room were crowded with imperial physicians.Rong Yuan just woke up from a coma, the emperor asked him to help him back to his room to rest.

"Mother Zhang, what's wrong with my concubine mother?" In the room, Rong Yuan sat on the bed, sobbing and asked the mother beside him.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is sick. There are so many imperial doctors here, Your Majesty will be fine." The nanny wiped away tears to comfort him, and helped him lie back on the bed.

Rong Yuan lay sideways on the bed, tears still flowing silently.Sitting beside him, Lin Yan also burst into tears.

Mammy helped him to lie down and went out. The room was empty, only the busy sound from outside could be heard.

On the fourth day of June, [-], Daqing, Concubine Jing passed away.The emperor announced to the public that Concubine Jing died of illness, and the second prince, Rong Yuan, was brought up under the name of Concubine Shu.

Lin Yan woke up crying, he startled Xinghe, and asked him what happened.

Lin Yan sobbed and told the story intermittently, and hiccupped while crying and asked Lin Yunhe, "Master, can't we really go back and save the prince's mother and concubine?"

Lin Yunhe shook his head regretfully, "No, if you save her, everything that has happened will change. We can't afford the consequences."

"Since Concubine Jing doesn't want you to save her, don't blame yourself, it's not your fault. She's right, everything is predestined." Lin Yunhe comforted him, "It's better to think about the future than worry about the past. Tomorrow you will go into the palace to get the jade pendant left by Concubine Jing, and we will head to Baicang Mountain. It will take quite a while to go from the capital to the Northland, so leave as soon as possible so that the prince can wake up as soon as possible."

Lin Yan wiped her tears with her sleeve and nodded.

Early the next morning, Lin Yan entered the palace, went to the empress first, and told the empress about taking Rong Yuan to the north.

"Pay attention to safety on the road. Master Gu and I will discuss matters concerning the court together. Do you want to be escorted by the Imperial Forest Army?" the queen asked concerned.

Lin Yan shook his head, with his master around, there should be no danger along the way.

In the past, if the little prince knew that he was going to travel far away, he would definitely make a fuss to go with him.This time, she just hugged him sensiblely, then obediently took the queen's hand and watched him leave.

After leaving the Queen's Palace, Lin Yancai went to Lenggong, and dug out a small palm-sized porcelain pot with a wide mouth under the tall Albizia Julibrissin tree in the yard.Smashing open the porcelain jar, revealing the jade pendant inside, which was wrapped in several layers, tightly packed.

Lin Yan held the jade pendant tightly and looked up at the room where Concubine Jing lived.Now no one lives in this cold palace, and it is getting more and more depressed and dilapidated, except for the acacia tree in the yard that is in full bloom.

Accompanying Lin Yan was an elderly father-in-law who chattered beside Lin Yan: "This cold palace was once lived in by the prince's mother and concubine, Concubine Jing. Back then, Concubine Jing died of illness in this cold palace, and her only last wish was not to die in this cold palace. Let people move the Albizia julibrissin tree in this yard..."

Returning from the palace to the palace, the carriage is ready.Seeing Lin Yan came back, Zhang Bo asked someone to carry Rong Yuan into the carriage, Lin Yunhe and Xinghe had already packed their luggage, and got into the carriage with Lin Yan, soon, the carriage galloped away towards the outside of the capital.