The perfect substitute

Han Shanggong and Jang Jin, they stayed safe and sound until the end.But the real danger came to them at this moment. After Zhongzong returned to the palace, he fell into a coma. The imperial doctor couldn't find out why, and finally blamed the crime on the brimstone duck prepared by Han Shanggong.

"How could it be the problem with the duck! You obviously tasted the dishes before serving them, and Mrs. Han Shanggong and Jang Jin are fine, so how could there be a problem with the duck!" Lian Sheng turned around in a hurry, and he himself Really circled around Lian Sheng, but it seemed that the other party was not listening attentively.

"Sulphur duck... a fat duck raised with hot spring water, um, it must be quite delicious..." When she becomes a favorite concubine, she will definitely go to this hot spring to soak, but she doesn't know when the time will come. Can you have the same deliciousness.Ling Lu had long wanted to take this opportunity to send Han Shanggong and Jang Geum out of the palace, far away from the source of right and wrong in the court, so the focus at this moment is not on the incident itself, but on the delicious food made with the fat sulfur duck.

"Ling Lu! Why aren't you worried at all? Han Shanggong's wife has already been sent to prison, and Jang Geum's whereabouts are also unknown now. In case, in case something happens to her, I, woo..." Lian Sheng felt sad in his heart , no longer turning around but standing here, sobbing and wiping away tears non-stop.

Seeing this, Ling Lu had no choice but to stop thinking about Fat Duck for the time being, and took Lian Sheng's hand to let her sit down, pursing his lips and said in a soft and euphemistic voice, "Don't meddle in this matter, whether it's Han Shanggong or Chang Jin , nothing will happen. If you really care about them, just stay in the room obediently these few days and don't go anywhere, well, it's better that I don't come here too."

"Uh...Ling Lu, you mean...you can rescue Han..." Lian Sheng covered his mouth halfway through speaking, and looked out of the door with big black pearl-like eyes. After a while, he looked at Ling longingly. Lu, with a look of wanting to say nothing but making people feel pitiful.

It's no wonder that the small appearance can be favored by Zhongzong overnight, looking at the teary little eyes, tsk... Ling Lu folded his chest in a funny way, looked into Lian Sheng's shining eyes and said, "After the limelight passes, go See them outside."

Outside, of course, does not mean outside the house, but... outside the palace!Lian Sheng's eyes lit up, thinking of the whereabouts of Zheng Shanggong's wife, he immediately looked at Ling Lu as if worshiping a god, "Ling Lu, you are amazing!"

"Hehe, you're welcome." That's great. If she becomes Zhongzong's favorite concubine in the future, I don't know how Lian Sheng will feel at that time. He won't think she is some weird human being, hahaha ...

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The Sulfur Duck case ended with Cui Shanggong and others plotting to assassinate Han Shanggong, completely putting the blame on her and Jang Jin.It's just that in the middle of the journey, because of Ling Lulue's trick, the little palace lady who was supposed to die in this wave of power struggle was sent out of the palace to wait to die because of a long illness.

"Damn it! If that dead girl is really dead, it's not just the result! Now, Han Shanggong and Jang Geum are just exiled to Jeju Island, if they survive this test..." Zheng was full of resentment Cui Shanggong couldn't help but shuddered repeatedly, and his face was as pale as paper in an instant.

"Your Majesty... are you okay?" Jinying, who had been silent all this time, looked up at Cui Shanggong at this moment, with a bit of concern and worry in her eyes, but more than these, she blamed herself for turning a blind eye.If it wasn't for her watching everything and refusing to make a move... But, for the sake of her family and her aunt's expectations, she had no choice but to...

Jinying's expression became more and more gloomy, and Cui Shanggong caught a glimpse of this by accident, and his heart paused, and his mood couldn't help being complicated and entangled.Back then, she was not like Ying is now, repeatedly torturing herself deep in her heart, is it really good to do this?Is it really possible to do this?But in the end...Jinying, they were Cui family's women from birth, and this meant that on their way to the pinnacle of power, they had to trample on the corpses and future of those who stood in the way.

Thinking of this, Cui Shanggong forced himself to be cruel, almost gnashing his teeth in a low voice, "Since they didn't die in prison, let them never go to Jeju Island!"

The implication is, naturally, to kill Han Shanggong and Jang Geum during the escort process.

Hearing this, Jinying was startled, and was about to rush out of the room, but the moment she opened the door, she heard Cui Shanggong's cold and deep voice, "Jinying, think about what you are doing!"

A meaningful and full of warning words made Jinying stiff like a stone sculpture. After a long time, she closed the door with difficulty and sat back in her original position without saying a word. It was only the face that was about to cry, and the trembling hand that was clenched tightly. The restless hands have completely revealed her uneasy mood at the moment.

"Ah... just accept your fate, this is the fate of our Cui family women..." Cui Shanggong couldn't bear it, and wanted to raise his hand to pat Jinying, but after thinking about it, he gave up.If she is soft-hearted towards Jinying at this moment, that is the greatest cruelty to her. If they go this way, they will never want to turn back!

*****

Han Shanggong and Chang Jin were escorted to Jeju Island. Because of the proper planning in advance and their willingness to cooperate, they successfully staged a golden cicada escape.Bringing back the news that Han Shanggong was dead and Jang Geum was seriously injured, Cui Sanshu was satisfied and threw a bag of money to the killer, and turned around and let out a long sigh of relief.

Now, no one dares to stand in their way!

The change of power in the palace is like autumn. A few days ago, I saw green leaves on the branches, but today I looked up and found that...they were withered and yellow.

Even if the weather is bad, Cui Shanggong's arrogance will not be damaged. She has a very imposing appearance, but she wears the noblest palace clothes of the imperial kitchen, which makes people even more daunting and timid.

Cui Shanggong became the celebration banquet of the most noble palace. All the noble palaces, including the people in the palace, racked their brains and tried their best to please her, trying to make a good impression in front of Cui Shanggong, so that they could be promoted and make a fortune in the future. blessing.

Even Min Shanggong, who has always been on good terms with Han Shanggong Changjin, turned around and surrendered to Cui Shanggong at this time.Although Lian Sheng didn't like Min Shanggong's actions, but Ling Lu realized all kinds of warnings, so she had no choice but to hold back her dissatisfaction and wait for the banquet to end.

Ling Lu made good friends with the people in the palaces, so naturally he would not offend Cui Shanggong at this time.Cui Shanggong also gave her face very much, and asked her directly if she wanted to be a Shanggong. Although she was only a small Shanggong, she was at least freed from her wife's identity, right?However, Ling Lu refused with a gentle smile.

"Under the majesty of the empress, no one dares to disobey. However, the empress has just become the most noble palace. It is not good to be too prominent at this time. It is better to give the errand to others. For example, those who have benefited from Han Shanggong..."

This remark made Cui Shanggong very satisfied. Although she was not promoted to the Shang Palace afterwards, small favors and small benefits are indispensable.

Because Lian Sheng was lectured by Ling Lu, he didn't embarrass Cui Shanggong face to face. In order to show his generosity and fairness, Cui Shanggong didn't overly harsh Lian Sheng, but occasionally he deliberately treated her as if she didn't exist and ignored her.

Fortunately, there was Ling Lu tactfully mediating, Cui Shanggong simply let Liansheng go, and Ling Lu was watching over him, and everyone gradually stopped thinking about it because of the good relationship between Ling Lu, Jinying and Cui Shanggong. As for Liansheng, in this way, Liansheng became even more devoted to Linglu, which made Linglu a little troubled.

"Liansheng, you don't have to do this for me. I can do my own things well." Cui Shanggong seemed to test her by assigning her a powerful but cumbersome job as a cashier. Jang Geum had done it before, and the account books left behind were clear and clear at a glance, which saved her a lot of trouble, but even so, she was busy all day long, and in the end Lian Sheng, who couldn't see the past, came to help Ling Lu, three days a day. He took the trouble to personally deliver the meal to her, leaving many onlookers at a loss.

Ling Lu let those brain-budding emperors think wildly, but watched Lian Sheng saddle up for her, recalling the little girl who loved to act like a baby with Zheng Shanggong back then, she always felt a little awkward in her heart.If Zheng Shanggong knew that the baby girl she regarded as her own daughter would be her maid, uh...

"It's okay, I'm very happy to help Linglu, anyway... I didn't plan to do anything all day long..." Lian Sheng, who had been left alone for a long time, now, apart from being able to help Linglu, he is in the imperial kitchen. Just like the invisible man, she couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of this.

"Okay, okay, if you want to do it, do it, but don't give me a runny nose!" Ling Lu had no choice but to acquiesce in this matter, watching Lian Sheng regain his strength, she thought to herself, it's time to act!

But in the end how to act, this matter must be carefully planned.

*****

Zhongzong was the great emperor of Jincheng back then. He originally only aspired to be a idle king, and he had no intention of competing for the throne. He was helplessly involved in court disputes, and was pushed by everyone to ascend to the throne. He even forced away his first wife, Shen Shi.

Ling Lu, who has his own source of information, has observed and investigated Zhongzong for a long time since he learned of this matter, and found that he has a deep affection for Shen Shi, and he still feels guilty all the time, and misses the deposed Yuan Empress.

Influenced by her father, Shen's personality is bright and generous, and she has a bit of a man's blood and unruly nature. With Zhongzong, who is weak by nature and easy to compromise, they used to get along well as a husband and wife.Even more fortunately, Shen's appearance was somewhat similar to Ling Lu's when he was young, but Ling Lu was more flamboyant than Shen's.

When Ling Lu learned about this, she started to plan. Anyway, what she wants to do is to be a concubine instead of a queen, and it doesn't matter whether Zhongzong is sincere to her or if she is used as a substitute, she doesn't care at all!

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