Chapter 56 Shock 2

Mr. Ling has always had his heart set on the Eastern Palace. He married Jiang as his daughter-in-law because of the in-law relationship between Jiang and the Eastern Palace.

Unfortunately, Jiang is only a concubine of the Jiang family. Although she has contacts with the Duke of Ying's mansion, she is not close to the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace. Even if she wants to be close, she is not qualified.

I didn't expect that the sudden disaster today would be related to the Crown Prince. It can be regarded as a pleasant surprise.

This is a life-saving grace. In the future, I will have to go to the Eastern Palace to express my gratitude, and it will not be abrupt to curry favor with him.

Moreover, the Crown Prince was injured when he led the troops to war a few years ago, and his health has not been very good since then. Most of the affairs of the Eastern Palace are presided over by this Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince has been precocious since he was a child and has a photographic memory. He read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of ten, and he could speak eloquently at the age of twelve. He is proficient in poetry, songs, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. After the age of twelve, he took charge of the affairs of the Eastern Palace on behalf of the Crown Prince. He was shrewd, deep, and decisive, even better than the Crown Prince of the year.

The Emperor loved his youngest son, the Prince of Yan, and he valued this eldest grandson even more. The Crown Prince was in poor health, so naturally someone coveted the position of the Eastern Palace. However, because the Crown Prince was extremely favored by the Emperor, no one could shake the Crown Prince's position as the heir.

Thinking of the opportunity to meet the Crown Prince, Master Ling was overjoyed, and his fear and anxiety for a whole night suddenly brightened.

Master Ling's good mood was obvious.

Ling Jingshu didn't have to spend much effort to guess why Master Ling was happy. Her heart moved quietly.

Perhaps, this was also a great opportunity for her!

To deal with the Lu family, to deal with Empress Xu and Princess Changping who had power in the harem, it would be impossible for her to do it alone. If she could use the power of the Eastern Palace, everything would be possible...

In her previous life, she was far away in Jizhou and didn't know much about the things in the capital. However, she had also heard about the change of crown prince that shocked the entire Zhou Dynasty.

After the wedding of the crown prince, he still had no offspring. It happened that Shanxi suffered from a severe drought and locust plague, with floating corpses everywhere, shocking the court and the public. The crown prince went out of the capital on behalf of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace to inspect relief. On the way, he was assassinated by an assassin of unknown origin. The crown prince was shocked to hear the bad news, vomited blood and fainted on the spot, and was seriously ill.

The emperor was heartbroken about the death of his eldest grandson, and Longyan was furious. He thoroughly investigated the assassination and finally found out that it was Prince An and Prince Kang. In a rage, the emperor placed the two princes under house arrest.

The prince's body was getting weaker day by day, and Empress Xu took the opportunity to win over the officials in the court to build momentum for Prince Yan. The emperor loved his youngest son, and he couldn't stand the rumors, so he finally thought of changing the crown prince.

No one could tell the bloody storm in the process, and Ling Jingshu, who was imprisoned in the Lu family, could not know the inside story. The only thing she knew was that the final winners were Empress Xu and her son.

The Prince of Yan became the crown prince and ascended the throne. After Empress Xu became Empress Dowager Xu, she secretly sent a secret decree to the Lu family. That secret decree also became her death warrant...

She wanted revenge, and it seemed that joining the Crown Prince was the best choice.

The premise was that the Crown Prince would not die as short-lived as in his previous life.

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After returning to the cabin, light the candlestick first.

Bai Yu helped Ling Jingshu take off her bloodstained dress and put on a clean new dress. The long hair scattered behind her was also combed into a simple bun.

"This bloodstained dress, I will put it away first, and then secretly take it to the kitchen to burn it later." Bai Yu whispered.

Ling Jingshu's eyes were a little complicated, and she hummed softly. After a long while, she whispered, "Bai Yu, I killed someone today... You saw it with your own eyes, will you be afraid of me?"

Bai Yu answered without hesitation, "How could that be? I only regretted that I was far away at that time and didn't have a dagger in my hand, otherwise, the young lady wouldn't have to do it herself."

Ling Jingshu felt warm in her heart.

Bai Yu sighed again with worry, "I am only worried that once this matter spreads, it will damage the young lady's reputation. It will always be not good to talk about marriage in the future..."

Which family dares to marry a woman who has killed someone as a daughter-in-law?

"It doesn't matter to me," Ling Jingshu said lightly, "I don't plan to get married."

Bai Yu: "..."

Bai Yu persuaded earnestly, "Young lady, this idea is not good. Women will always get married and have children..."

The knock on the door interrupted Bai Yu, "It's me, open the door."

It's Ling Ji!

Bai Yu hurried to open the door, and Ling Ji walked in and gently placed the things in his hand on the table, "A Shu, this is yours."

It's her dagger!

The blood stains on it have been washed clean.

Ling Jingshu pursed her lips and whispered: "Cousin, I..."

"I have already ordered that no one should tell anyone about what happened tonight." Ling Ji quickly interrupted Ling Jingshu: "As for the guards of the Eastern Palace, Commander Wang has also issued a strict order not to let anyone mention what happened tonight. I will not tell my father and others about this matter. So, don't worry."

No one will know that you killed a gangster tonight!

Ling Jingshu was a little surprised, but more moved and grateful: "Cousin, thank you."

Ling Ji sighed and said with a face full of shame: "If we say thank you, it should be our family who should thank you. If it weren't for you, those gangsters would definitely kill us before leaving."

And we watched you go with the gangsters.

Looking at the guilt on Ling Ji's face, Ling Jingshu felt warm in her heart.

In her previous life, she had never had any contact with this cousin, and there was no affection between them. In this life, after a few days of contact, they did develop a brother-sister relationship.

"Don't blame yourself, cousin." Ling Jingshu's tone also became cheerful: "If it were you, you would have made the same choice as me. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rescued us in time, and we are all safe."

Ling Ji also smiled and sighed: "Yes! I have never experienced such a thrilling night in my life. It is enough to make me unforgettable for life."

After a pause, he said: "Many guards were injured this time, and most of the boatmen were injured. It seems that the waterway is not peaceful. It is best to return to Beijing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Not only can we borrow some manpower, but it will also be safer on the road."

The bandit's night attack this time is really frightening.

It is more reassuring to return to Beijing with the Crown Prince.

Ling Jingshu was also secretly planning how to approach the Crown Prince. Hearing this, she smiled and agreed: "My cousin is thoughtful and what he said is very true."

As he was talking, Ling Xiao, who had changed into new clothes, also came over.

Ling Jingshu immediately put away the dagger and put it back under the pillow.

Ling Ji's mouth twitched slightly, and he wanted to say, "It's better to put such a dangerous thing in a box instead of under the pillow." Then he thought again, things are unpredictable, who knows if he will encounter a bandit tonight and use this dagger?

So Ling Ji kept silent.

Perhaps, he should secretly get a sharp dagger for self-defense in the future.

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