Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 125

Chapter 125 Tell The Whole Story
Imperial Concubine Li heard the Emperor’s words and knew that he was mistaken. Just as she was thinking of how to answer him, she saw the eunuch bringing Chen Bao’s concubines in. The eunuch originally wanted to bring these concubines directly to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to show them where to go. After all, they were the women of the Second Prince.

When he learned that the Emperor was in Concubine Li’s palace, he directly brought people to Concubine Li’s bedroom. He thought to himself, this second prince happened to be Concubine Li’s son, and the concubines that he left behind were given to Concubine Li to deal with, so it could be considered justified.

The Emperor and Imperial Concubine Li both raised their heads to look at the group of people who suddenly walked in. Seeing their disheartened expressions and their ice-covered eyes, they were puzzled. They asked the eunuch, “I told you to go to the Second Prince’s Mansion to detain Mu Linghua into the palace. Why did you bring these people into the palace?”

The eunuch heard the Emperor ask, He hurriedly bowed, He told that emperor and imperial concubine Li everything that had happen in the second prince’s mansion, “Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Li, when this servant went to the Second Prince’s Mansion to fetch people, I saw that other than these concubines, everyone else in the Second Prince’s Mansion had already left. The Second Prince and Mu Linghua were nowhere to be found. This servant saw that these concubines were really nowhere to go, so I took the courage to bring them into the palace to ask the Emperor to show them where to go.”

After all, they were also servants. When the eunuch saw the fate of a few concubines, he inevitably felt like a rabbit dying and a fox dying. If he wanted to help them, he should try his best to help them.

After Emperor Da Chen heard the eunuch’s words, he directly stood up from his chair and asked the eunuch, “What did you say? Say it again.”

After that, the eunuch repeated it again. He saw Emperor Da Chen fall into a chair and thought to himself, “This is the end. This Mu Ling Hua has escaped. Where is he going to find someone to hand over to Huyan Mingshuo in three days?”

After hearing this, Imperial Concubine Li knelt down at the Emperor’s feet regardless of her image, tears rolling down her cheeks as she shouted, “Your Majesty, save Bao’er, I beg you, please save Bao’er. If this continues, Bao’er will really be ruined.”

Listening to Concubine Li’s incoherent cries, The Emperor quickly reached out to help her up and said, “Don’t be anxious, Bao’er is also my son, I will save him, “Even if I have already promised Crown Prince Ye Lan that I will not let Bao’er become the Crown Prince, I can assure you that I will definitely let Bao’er be safe for the rest of his life. Therefore, if anything happens, let’s talk about it later. You should first settle these people down. They are all Bao’er’s concubines and have served him since childhood. We can’t treat him badly.”

At this moment, although the Emperor was also very anxious, he still endured the panic in his heart and reminded Imperial Concubine Li that he didn’t want the royal Xin Mi to spread.

Hearing his words, Imperial Concubine Li raised her head and looked at the few people. He forced himself to calmly say, “You’ve been serving the Second Prince since you were young. It’s not easy for you to do so today. The Second Prince is only temporarily away for a period of time. You can stay in the palace’s Buddha Hall for a few days. Wait until the Second Prince returns. Don’t worry, the Second Prince will definitely come back.”

When the concubines heard Concubine Li’s words, their hearts were filled with confidence. Thus, they said in unison, “Thank you, Your Majesty, Concubine Xie Li, my body obeys my orders.”

After saluting the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Li, they turned around and followed the eunuch to the Buddhist hall in the palace.

Looking at the figures of the few people who had left, She couldn’t help but think that if Mu Lingfeng forced her to resist the Great Chen Kingdom in the future, she would also lose the Emperor’s favor. At that time, her fate would probably be even more miserable than these people, and she would no longer be blessed to endure the ups and downs of the Southern Region in the future. Why would she give up everything she had just now for something unrelated to him?

Besides, according to her investigation of Mu Ling Hua during this period of time, She knew what had happened to Mu Linghua in Ye Lan, He also knew that Fu Yingran had prepared her for Huyan Mingshuo to use on the Tongxin Gu. Forcefully planted on him and Emperor Ye Lan, But now, Emperor Ye Lan was fine, Since Emperor Ye Lan’s Concentrated Gu can be solved, then her Bao’er will definitely be able to solve this Concentrated Gu. As long as they cooperate with Ye Lan, Ye Lan will definitely tell her the method to remove the Concentrated Gu. Perhaps she can also remove the Loyalty Gu on her. Perhaps, she doesn’t want to do anything against her will when she has no choice.

With such a plan in mind, She reported to everyone in the room and directly knelt in front of Emperor Da Chen. She said to him, “Reporting to the Emperor, this concubine is guilty. I beg the Emperor to apologize. I only hope that the Emperor will take care of our marriage for more than 20 years. In the future, I will protect my son so that he will not be harmed. He does not know what this concubine has done.”

When the Emperor heard her say this, he knew in his heart, as the emperor of a country, what could he hide from him? Ever since Imperial Concubine Li married into Great Chen, he had guessed Nanjiang’s intentions. At that time, Nanjiang had sent all the princesses into the royal families of various countries in the name of marriage. He had already sensed that something was amiss at that time.

Therefore, when the southern border ambassadors came to the Great Chen Kingdom, When making a request for marriage, He chose Imperial Concubine Li. The princesses that were originally sent to Da Chen and Ye Lan were the direct younger sisters of the late Southern Jiang King. The ones sent to Ye Lan were his older sister, Mu Nishang, who was later Ni Fei. The ones who sent Da Chen were his younger sister, Mu Ni Hong, who was later the princess of Ye Lan Zuoxian King and Helian Lan Ying’s mother.

He had already sent people to investigate, That was why he knew that the two direct princesses of the Southern Xinjiang Imperial Family, Jiao Man was willful, His methods were cruel, but he had no reason to reject the request of the two kingdoms to marry. Fortunately, there was an unfavored concubine princess in the royal family of Southern Xinjiang at that time. He heard that she was smart and innocent since childhood. Thus, although he accepted the request of Southern Xinjiang to marry her, he asked for a new candidate to marry her. Fortunately, Prince Nanjiang also agreed later.

At that time, he was also curious, How could the Southern Border King so easily agree to his request? It had to be known that no matter what decision a king made, he had already planned it beforehand. His temporary request for a replacement would disrupt his opponent’s plans. However, the Southern Great King was able to agree to it without any consideration. This had become a doubt in his heart that he had been unable to understand for more than 20 years. Therefore, he had always treated Concubine Li as if he were on the same page for the past few years.

Now that he saw Concubine Li like this, Only then did he realize that there was something else hidden, He couldn’t help but think about what Imperial Concubine Li had done over the years. Fortunately, she hadn’t done anything to Da Chen. He had wronged him, so he extended his hand to help her up and said, “You and I have been married for decades. How can I not know what you are? Just say what you have to say. Bao’er is my biological son, and I will protect him for the rest of his life.”

Fortunately, Concubine Li was not favored by the Southern Xinjiang royal family, While not being favored, she would not be remembered, So Prince Nanjiang didn’t work on her, However, after Emperor Da Chen appointed her to marry him, Calling her to her own bedroom and placing the Loyalty Gu on her body, other than being controlled by the Loyalty Gu and having to be loyal to Prince Nanjiang, everything else was no different from ordinary people. This was also the reason why she was able to successfully give birth to the Second Prince Chen Bao for Emperor Da Chen. This was also the key for her to stand firmly in the Da Chen Kingdom.

Hearing the Emperor’s words, Imperial Concubine Li supported his hand and stood up. Then, she threw herself into his arms and cried. The secret that she had hidden in her heart for decades had already suppressed her for too long. No matter what the consequences were today, she would not hide it anymore. If she still wanted to lose him in the end, let her hug him one last time.

The Emperor also sensed the worry in Concubine Li’s heart and couldn’t bear it. He let her hug him and cry without saying a word. After about a cup of tea, Concubine Li’s emotions also calmed down.

So she said to the Emperor, “Does the Emperor know why Brother Wang agreed to your request for temporary replacement and family selection?”

Hearing her question, Emperor Da Chen gently shook his head and said, “I don’t know, I’d like to hear more about it.”

Imperial Concubine Li then continued, “That’s because there is a kind of Gu insect called the Loyalty Gu in the Southern Region. Those who are planted with this Gu will have to be loyal to the Southern Region King for the rest of their lives. If they disobey the Southern Region King’s orders, the Gu insect will devour them. At the very least, it will be painful and at the worst, it will die on the spot.”

The purpose of Brother Wang marrying all the princesses to the royal families of various countries was to make these princesses who went to bewitch the kings of various countries, to turn their powers into the forces of the Southern Region, to make all the countries become the puppets of the Southern Region, and to make the Southern Region the most powerful country on this continent.

So no matter which princess you choose, Brother Wang will agree, However, when the princess married, she would be planted with a loyal insect. This concubine was also the same. Fortunately, in the past twenty years, this concubine had not done anything to Da Chen and let you down. This concubine could be said to have a clear conscience. However, now that Brother Wang had died, according to the customs of the southern border, Crown Prince Mu Ling Feng had succeeded him as the new Prince Nanjiang.

This concubine was worried that he would jump over the wall for the sake of the revival of the Southern Border. He forced this concubine to attack you and Da Chen. However, this concubine did not want to lose you. This concubine also knew the reason why a woman married her husband from her father at home. Therefore, the news of her returning to the Southern Border had always been modified by this concubine. The true strength of the Great Chen Kingdom was unknown to the Southern Border.

However, everything had changed because of Mu Ling Hua’s arrival. Because her status in the royal family of Southern Xinjiang was even more respected than her concubines, she was the leader of the scouts planted in the Great Chen Kingdom. All of this was out of her control. Furthermore, based on her observation, Mu Ling Hua had probably already attacked Bao’er.

There is also a kind of Gu worm in our southern border, called the Tongxin Gu. It is evolved from the loyal Gu. People who are infected with the Gu will have a drastic change in temperament, and they will be selfish and reckless. I suspect that Bao’er may have been infected by Mu Linghua’s Tongxin Gu. I only hope that the Emperor will save Bao’er as I have served you for all these years.

This concubine heard that Emperor Ye Lan had also been hit by Mu Linghua’s Concentrated Gu. Later, it was resolved. We did not prevent Prince Ye Lan from telling the truth and asking him to help us. As long as we remove the loyalty Gu from my concubine and the concubine Gu from Bao’er, the two siblings will no longer be able to control the Great Chen Kingdom. It will be beneficial and harmless to both of us. I believe that Prince Ye Lan will definitely agree. ”

After listening to Imperial Concubine Li’s words, The knot that had troubled Emperor Da Chen for many years had finally been resolved. Imperial Concubine Li was able to tell him such a secret, It meant that she was wholeheartedly treating herself as the imperial concubine of the Great Chen Kingdom and no longer the princess of the Southern Region. Besides, after spending twenty years together, the Emperor had actually fallen in love with the kind-hearted her. However, there were still doubts in his heart and he did not dare to believe her too much. After hearing her words, the Emperor’s heart suddenly became clear.

Thus, Emperor Da Chen hugged her tightly in his arms. He said, “Thank you for choosing me in the end. I’ve been waiting for you to tell me the truth for so many years. I didn’t expect you to wait for more than twenty years. Since you’ve chosen me, you can rest assured. I won’t let the Mu Lingfeng siblings have a chance to get close to you, nor will I let them force you to do anything.”