kingnovel Chapter 221 Wan Linlang visits at midnight
Chapter 221 Wan Linlang visits at midnight
"The Sixth Young Master is allergic to lilies. He inherited this from Concubine Lian."
"He was born prematurely, so he must be carefully cared for."
Xie Run thought for a moment and said, "Today, the princess asked me about my wish to raise the Sixth Young Master..."
"Mrs. Wan's selfishness nearly killed my son. How can she be worthy of raising Xiaoliu?!"
When mentioning Wan Linlang, King Jing was obviously very dissatisfied.
Xie Run said softly, "That's not what I meant. Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me."
King Jing: "I know. The princess also mentioned this matter today, and I refused."
"Tomorrow I will go to the palace and ask for a nanny to look after Xiaoliu."
"Your Highness is indeed a man of many ideas. I have never thought of this before."
King Jing suddenly said, "Last time, when the poison was released in Chunshan Courtyard, Jing Wu caught two people."
Xie Run said decisively: "I will obey your Highness in everything. Your Highness will do whatever you want to do."
King Jing: "I originally wanted to ask for your opinion. If you want to plead for them, I am not incapable of showing mercy..."
Xie Run said affirmatively: "I will not be a pushover."
"Since they are involved in this matter, they must be unclean. They all want my life and Taotao's life. How can I possibly plead for them?"
"Are you afraid that your life will be too long and you don't want to live anymore?"
King Jing laughed and said, "I forgot. You always think clearly."
Xie Run smiled gently, then stood up and made a cup of tea for King Jing.
The maids cleaned up the dishes after dinner.
Ever since the day when King Jing whipped King An's horse in the middle of the night, the news spread throughout the capital the next day that King Jing and King An had a conflict.
There is no way to know what the specific conflict was, we only know that the conflict occurred after the two brothers came out of the palace.
As news of Concubine Chen's death from poisoning and the emperor's assassination spread, speculation grew.
It was rumored both inside and outside the palace that the Queen was responsible for Concubine Chen's death.
Prince An had formed an alliance with Concubine Chen, and now that Concubine Chen is gone, he was eager to take advantage of this opportunity to overthrow the Queen and the Seventh Prince.
Naturally, they will not deal with these rumors.
Because of the quarrel between Prince Jing and Prince An, rumors were flying around in the capital.
It is said that the emperor's assassination might have been done by Prince Jing or Prince An. After all, these two princes are the youngest and most likely to inherit the throne.
The two of them suspected each other that night when they left the palace, which led to this incident.
After hearing the news, Prince An went to the palace at night to clarify the matter with the emperor, fearing that the emperor had misunderstood him.
After all, he has always been a good son in front of the emperor.
King Jing didn't take the rumors to heart at all and was wholeheartedly focused on investigating the assassination.
Although the emperor was old and lustful, he was never incompetent in terms of power.
After the incident at the palace banquet, we knew that the emperor knew what was going on just by looking at how he arranged without hesitation for Prince An to investigate the poisoning of Concubine Chen and Prince Jing to investigate the assassination.
That's why King Jing was not panicked at all.
Instead of spending time pretending to be a filial son and a good grandson in front of the emperor, it would be better to investigate the case early and show your ability in front of the emperor.
The two chatted for a while and were about to go to bed to rest.
Suddenly, Dan Tao delivered the news: "My Lord, Master, Concubine Wan and her maid are outside asking to see you."
King Jing couldn't help but frown. "Why is she coming to Chunshan Courtyard at this hour instead of staying in her own courtyard?"
Xie Run didn't say anything.
Dan Tao said, "Concubine Wan said she has something important to tell the prince, and she only asks the prince to show mercy and see her."
King Jing lowered his eyes, his face expressionless. "Did you say anything important?"
Dan Tao: "I saw Concubine Wan holding a swaddling cloth in her hand, it must be about the Sixth Young Master."
King Jing's aura became increasingly depressed.
He stood up and said coldly, "Help me change my clothes."
Xie Run wanted to get up, but he pushed him back. "It's cold outside, and it's not comfortable to toss and turn. You should rest first. I'll be back soon."
Xie Run said softly, "It's late at night and the air is very cold. Your Highness, please put on more clothes and don't get angry easily."
"understood."
As soon as he finished speaking, King Jing had already left the bedroom.
As soon as King Jing went out, he saw Wan Linlang kneeling on the ground with her head lowered, holding a swaddling baby.
If you didn't know, you would think she was carrying a child.
King Jing sat down on the chair and asked, "Why did you come to Chunshan Courtyard so late at night? What important things do you want to tell me?"
Wan Linlang looked up, her clear eyes calm and rational.
Without saying a word, she pulled out a hairpin from her head.
Then he put the swaddling clothes in his arms on the ground.
Use the hairpin to cut a hole in the swaddling clothes.
The sound of silk being torn broke the silence of the cold night.
Wan Linlang took out the cotton wool bit by bit.
King Jing's cold and casual gaze turned serious as she moved.
Finally, Wan Linlang held a few withered lily petals in her hands and said with a look of forbearance, "Your Highness, it's not enough that someone has harmed Sister Lian, they also want to take the Sixth Young Master's life!"
King Jing asked expressionlessly, "Tell me in detail."
Wan Linlang took a deep breath and said, "This swaddling cloth was sent by the Embroidery Room for the Sixth Young Master."
"Today, the Sixth Young Master suddenly felt uncomfortable holding his breath, and the imperial physician who came in said that he was allergic to the scent of lilies."
"I originally thought that the lily pollen in Yunbi Pavilion had affected the Sixth Young Master."
"But when I heard that Sister Lian was murdered, I thought of the swaddling clothes and clothes sent by the embroidery room."
Wan Linlang took a deep breath, her face filled with fear as she said, "I specially called a maid with a keen nose, and she smelled the scent of lilies in this swaddling cloth."
Wan Linlang said with tears in her eyes: "God has mercy on us."
"Thankfully, Sister Lian trusted me and gave the Sixth Young Master the swaddling clothes I embroidered myself, rather than the ones sent by the embroidery room."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for the imperial physician today!"
King Jing's expression gradually darkened.
Eunuch Shi'an stepped forward to examine it, then said, "Your Highness, I have seen that the dried lily petals in this swaddling cloth are the same as those found in Master Lian's quilt and pillow. They must have been made by the same person."
Wan Linlang whispered, "The person who plotted this secretly might not have known that the Sixth Young Master was allergic to lilies. They simply wanted to harm Sister Lian, but they never imagined that the Sixth Young Master would inherit Sister Lian's constitution."
The lily petals in the swaddling clothes must have been stuffed in long ago.
Even if Concubine Lian survived the delivery, she would still feel very uncomfortable holding the baby in swaddling clothes filled with lily petals every day.
After hearing this, King Jing understood.
"I know about this matter." King Jing looked at Wan Linlang, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Wan Linlang came in the middle of the night, definitely not just to talk about this matter.
King Jing knew it very well.
Wan Linlang did not hide anything.
She knelt upright, her tearful eyes filled with pleading, "Please, my Lord, allow me to support the Sixth Young Master."
When King Jing heard these words, there was a hint of sarcasm in his narrow and dark eyes.
Wan Linlang said softly, "Concubine Hua came to mourn Sister Lian today and mocked me to my face for not being able to have children. She shouldn't have monopolized the Sixth Young Master."
"After all, I'm not the Sixth Young Master's biological mother. Raising him is not legitimate, and I've even brought trouble upon him for no reason..."
Hearing that Hua Yu was involved in this matter again, King Jing couldn't help but frown.
Why does she have to get involved in everything?