Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 79

Chapter 79 The Plan Failed
The Emperor’s roar could be said to be full of energy. The two women immediately became quiet, but they still stared at each other unconvincingly.

Imperial Concubine Ni did not know that the Emperor had been planted with the Concentrated Gu. With his affection for him for more than twenty years, She cried so much that Rika said to the Emperor, “Your Majesty, we have been married for more than twenty years, Back then, I was the Crown Prince and Consort whom you openly married, but because an exotic princess was unable to take over, I forcefully changed from a wife to a concubine. These years, no matter how many concubines the Emperor took in, I did not say a word. However, the Emperor, she, Mu Linghua, is my niece. This nephew and aunt serve a husband together. If word gets out, how am I supposed to behave? “How can the Emperor treat me like this?”

At this moment, the Emperor’s heart was filled with the young and beautiful Mu Linghua. He had long forgotten that this was his son’s concubine, It was the woman who had wholeheartedly fortified Huyan Mingshuo. She was pitiful, standing there crying silently. Looking at Concubine Ni’s face, which was covered in powder and messed up from crying, he felt disgusted for a moment. He said, “Alright, Concubine Ni, I know your grievances, but have I not tolerated you enough over the years?”

Isn’t it just my aunt and nephew serving a husband together? “If you feel that your face isn’t good, then this is easy. Then let Ling Hua feel a little wronged. Change his name and identity to enter the palace.” In any case, this kind of thing has been common throughout the dynasties.

Imperial Concubine Ni looked at the Emperor in disbelief. How could this be? In the past, the Emperor would always compromise whenever she mentioned this matter. Why not this time? So she looked at Mu Ling Hua with hatred and said to the Emperor, “The Emperor, please calm down. I know my mistakes. Everything is up to the Emperor.” Imperial Concubine Ni is unwilling. After twenty years of meticulous planning, she seems to be about to succeed, but now her merits have been defeated. I must ask Mu Lingfeng about this matter. What exactly is going on?

The Emperor saw that Ni Fei had calmed down and could not bear to punish her. After all, she was a couple of more than twenty years old, so he softened his tone and said, “Since you have no objection, arrange for Ling Hua to enter the palace immediately. I know that you are in a difficult situation. In any case, the Empress is not in the palace right now, and it is impossible to hold the Consort Sealing Ceremony.”

Let Ling Hua enter the palace in the name of General Mu’s younger sister. As for the status, it will be decided after the Empress returns to the palace. Let’s call her Madam Mu first. Since the two of you are nephews, tidy up the side hall in your palace and let Ling Hua stay temporarily. “This can be considered compensation for her. Just put her under her eyelids and let her vent her anger.

This was the Emperor’s way of doing things. He was indecisive and always gave people an opportunity to take advantage of it. He never thought of the consequences that might happen. Concubine Ni had followed the Emperor for many years and understood his style of doing things. Mu Linghua could not accept it. If she were to live in the Aunt Palace, would she still have a good life?

“Your Majesty” Mu Linghua was about to say something to dispel the Emperor’s thoughts, but Imperial Concubine Ni was the first to say, “Your Majesty obeys. Your Majesty will have someone tidy up the East Side Palace and give it to Ling Hua.”

“En, then I’ll have to trouble Concubine Ni. Since you have something to do, you should leave first.” The Emperor looked at the pitiful Mu Linghua. This freshness was not over yet. He wanted to be gentle again, so he hurriedly sent Ni Fei away.

How could Concubine Ni not know? However, there was nothing she could do. She only said, “I’m leaving.” She left the Emperor’s palace. As soon as she returned to her palace, she immediately instructed the eunuch to go to the relay station and invite Crown Prince Mu into the palace immediately. He then instructed a few palace maids, “Go put away all the valuable furnishings in the Eastern Palace Hall and clean them up casually.”

At this time, Nalan Jinhong was sitting on her roof. He was originally in a good mood to watch the show, so he stayed behind. Now that he heard Concubine Ni hurriedly invite Crown Prince Mu, he was naturally even more reluctant to leave. Thus, he pulled a straw in his mouth, basked in the sun, and started the good show.

About an hour later, just as Nalan Jinhong was about to fall asleep, Mu Lingfeng finally arrived. As soon as he stepped into Concubine Ni’s palace, he asked, “Auntie, what’s the matter with calling your nephew so urgently?”

Imperial Concubine Ni was furious. Seeing Mu Ling Feng, she asked, “Are you asking me? I want to ask you, what happened? Aren’t you sending Mu Ling Hua to the Crown Prince’s Mansion today? Why is she lying naked on the Emperor’s bed now?”

“Auntie, what did you say? Ling Hua is in the Emperor’s bed now? How could this be? I personally sent him into the Crown Prince’s Mansion and even taught her how to control Huyan Mingshuo. Why is she in the Imperial Palace now?” This time, Mu Lingfeng was also anxious. How could this be? What was wrong?

“Why not? Not only is she in the Emperor’s bed, she also ridiculed me for not being the Emperor’s wife. Right now, she has the same status as her. She is only the Emperor’s woman.” Ni Fei repeated Mu Ling Hua’s words to Mu Ling Feng in an atmosphere.

Hearing this, Mu Lingfeng’s heart went cold. He immediately knew that the other Concentrated Gu had probably already been planted on the Emperor. Thus, he said discouragingly to Concubine Ni, “Ling Hua is finished. Auntie, our plan of more than twenty years has failed. The medicine you gave the Emperor has lost its effectiveness. The Emperor is probably planted with Concentrated Gu, and the loyalty Gu on Ling Hua’s body is useless.”

Mu Ling Feng was originally using his own methods to protect Mu Ling Hua, This Concentrated Gu was the only way to remove the Loyalty Gu, Once he was hit by the Loyalty Gu, he would have to be loyal to a country all his life. However, once he was hit by the Tongxin Gu, he would only be loyal to his husband. He would only think for himself. He originally planned to let Mu Linghua control Huyan Mingshuo and bring Fu Yingran down. From then on, he would let her and Huyan Mingshuo fly away from the struggle for imperial power

And now, the Concentrated Gu controlled the Emperor, But the emperor had already issued an imperial decree, He delegated power to Huyan Mingshuo, Ling Hua had just entered the palace and did not have any children. Now, he was undoubtedly crippled. The Emperor was also the same. Because of being poisoned by the Concubine Ni Gu, the poison that Concubine Ni had poisoned him in the past had lost its effectiveness. Now, apart from what he thought, he would only listen to Mu Ling Hua. In other words, Concubine Ni had also crippled.

Imperial Concubine Ni immediately jumped up from her chair when she heard about the Concentric Gu. “What? You gave Ling Hua the Concentric Gu, and now you’re planting it on her and the Emperor?”

Then she saw Mu Lingfeng nod weakly and said, ‘”Yes, I gave her the Concentrated Gu and gave her a very tyrannical pack of medicine. I told her to poison Huyan Mingshuo first and then plant the Concentrated Gu at the same time after sleeping with him. That way, they can force Fu Yingran away and control Huyan Mingshuo. They didn’t want to change their target now and directly destroy our plan.”

“In other words, the Emperor only listens to Mu Ling Hua besides himself now? Then isn’t this palace’s plan for the past few years in vain?” Imperial Concubine Ni was also sitting on a chair with her baldness. If that was the case, wouldn’t she have nothing to rely on? Then how could she survive in this palace?

‘”Yes, I’m afraid it’s all in vain. Fortunately, Ling Hua doesn’t know about it. Otherwise, your life will be in danger. This matter is too big. I’m afraid my nephew can’t stay in Ye Lan anymore. My nephew intends to return to the southern border overnight. Take care of yourself, aunt.” I have to go back and discuss this matter with my father to see how to deal with the aftermath.

Imperial Concubine Ni couldn’t help but say, “Since the Emperor only listens to Ling Hua, why don’t you let Ling Hua tell the Emperor that he will cripple Huyan Mingshuo and make Huyan Mingjing Crown Prince instead? Isn’t that half of our plan successful?”

Who would have thought that Mu Ling Feng would say, “It’s useless. Other than herself, the current Ling Hua only knows how to listen to the Emperor’s words, so she won’t use it for us.”

Imperial Concubine Ni knew that there was nothing she could do to save him. She could only say, “Alright, it’s good that you go back early. Go back and ask your father what he plans to do next.” Imperial Concubine Ni was also exhausted. She wanted to get up and send Mu Lingfeng off, but she fainted on the ground as soon as she stood up. She was so frightened that Mu Lingfeng hurriedly supported her and instructed the palace maids to hurry up and call the imperial physician.

Imperial concubine Ni grabbed his sleeve and whispered, “Go get imperial physician Xia. The other imperial physicians can’t do it, they will be exposed.” After Mu Lingfeng heard this, he also instructed the palace maids to call imperial physician Xia according to Concubine Ni’s request.

After a while, The palace maid came back with even more deadly news. The palace maid ran in panicked and knelt in front of Concubine Ni, saying, “Reporting to Concubine Ni, Imperial Physician Xia asked His Highness the Crown Prince to invite him over. She sent someone back to inform His Highness the Crown Prince that His Highness had left Imperial Physician Xia at the Crown Prince’s mansion. She will not return to the palace until after the Crown Princess gave birth.”

This time, Concubine Ni really fainted, No matter how hard you yell, you won’t wake up, Mu Lingfeng was also anxious. And I know how serious this is, He had to leave Ye Lan quickly, Otherwise, he might not be able to leave Ye Lan. So he took a large number of Soul Devouring Gu larvae from Concubine Ni and instructed the palace maids to take good care of Concubine Ni. He then took a deep look at Concubine Ni and said, “Sorry aunt, for the sake of Nanjiang, my nephew can only ignore you. I promise you that I will compensate you for all these years of service to Nanjiang. Take care of yourself.” With that, he quickly left the palace without turning his head.

On the roof, Nalan Jinhong also heard that he was covered in sweat. He also knew that this matter was very important, so he did not dare to delay. He immediately flew towards the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

At this moment, Huyan Mingshuo was hugging Fu Yingran and talking in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Suddenly, Nalan Jinhong kicked open the door and shouted in panic, “Something big has happened to Huyan Mingshuo. Hurry up and send someone to the relay station to stop Mu Lingfeng. He is going to escape.”

Looking at the door that was lying on the ground, Huyan Mingshuo was originally very angry. After listening to Nalan Jinhong’s words, he did not ask any further. He directly instructed, “Someone, hurry up and find Lei Yu. Have him bring two thousand Manor Soldiers to the relay station. Make sure to stop Mu Lingfeng and not let him escape.”

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince,” the voice of the hidden guard came from the sky. Then, he felt a gust of wind blow by. At this moment, Huyan Mingshuo slowly sat down and asked, “What’s going on? Can we talk about it now?”

Nalan Jinhong didn’t take Qiao either. He said directly, “Two messages, One good and one bad, Well, the poison on your father’s body has been neutralized, Many thanks to the Crown Princess, The bad thing is, from now on, your father, Apart from himself, Mu Linghua is the only one who will listen to her. Thank you, Princess. There is also some bad news. Doctor Xia, who you forced to stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion, seems to know the secret of Ni Fei’s life. Thank you, Princess, for leaving Doctor Xia in time because something happened to her. This is indeed a win-win situation, and also a win-win situation. ”

Fu Yingran lay on the bed and listened to Nalan Jinhong’s words. She rolled her eyes at him and said, “Do you know how to speak human language? What does it mean to be successful and defeated? Why does it sound so awkward?” Huyan Mingshuo also stared at Nalan Jinhong blankly. The meaning was very obvious, allowing him to speak human words.

Facing the two couples, Nalan Jinhong thought to himself, Could it be that the two of them had also been hit by the Concentrated Gu? However, he didn’t dare to say anything. He only said, “This is what the Crown Princess said, the consequences of using her own way to treat her …” Then, Nalan Jinhong told the two couples about the conversation he had heard between Concubine Ni and Mu Lingfeng.

After Huyan Mingshuo heard this, he only said, “No wonder you asked me to stop Mu Lingfeng. You really can’t let him run away just like that. He turned Ye Lan upside down and wanted to run away. How could it be so cheap?”

However, just as Huyan Mingshuo finished speaking, Lei Yu ran into the door and reported, “Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, we were a step late. Mu Lingfeng ran away.”