Because of Zhao Meiren's death, it was too late for Zhao Ling to hate her, but he actually helped her avoid this disaster this time, which surprised Mu Ci.
"Since your Majesty is sure it is not a coincidence, I will continue to investigate. As long as it is intentional, there will definitely be clues." Feng Jiu naturally believed Mu Ci's statement.
Before Mu Cilin left Changyin Pavilion, he was still thinking about the appearance of the black cat, but he still had no solution.
Later, news about Zhao Ling came out one after another. It was said that Zhao Ling had lost too much blood and had not woken up. That night, Dugu Liancheng stayed in Zhao Ling's palace.
The next day, Mu Ci went to Zhao Ling's palace, only to find that Zhao Ling had woken up, but her face was full of tears, which was completely opposite to the charming and unparalleled person she usually was. At this moment, her face was pale, and I felt pity for her.
This Zhao Ling has another sense of beauty, but no one is in the mood to appreciate it.
"What's wrong?" Mu Ci asked Dr. Zhang.
Doctor Zhang did not dare to speak too loudly: "My body still needs to be taken good care of, but the injury this time is too serious, and I may have difficulty in conceiving in the future. When Master Zhao found out about this, he was very sad and unwilling to speak or eat."
Mu Ci expressed understanding.
The most important thing for a woman in the harem is to be pregnant and have heirs. Having heirs means that she has dependence. However, Zhao Ling was injured this time and may not be able to conceive in the future. It's strange that Zhao Ling didn't feel uncomfortable after hearing these words.
"Did the emperor not sleep last night?" Mu Ci asked in a low voice.
Dugu Liancheng looked very haggard, as if he had not slept all night.
This was the first time she had seen him grieve over a woman. It seemed that Zhao Ling had some ability and captured Dugu Liancheng's heart.
"Master Zhao was haunted by a nightmare last night. The Emperor knew that Master Zhao was sad, so he stayed with him all night." Doctor Zhang deliberately lowered his voice when he said this.
He knew that the relationship between Mu Ci and the emperor was not simple, and he was afraid that Mu Ci would be sad to hear this.
Mu Ci didn't know what Doctor Zhang was thinking. She glanced at Zhao Ling, who was weeping secretly, and then at Dugu Liancheng, who was sitting aside and didn't know how to comfort others, and felt that she was redundant.
"Treat Zhao Jieyu well, and the Ai family will return first." Mu Ci said and left the palace where Zhao Ling was.
In the next two days, Dugu Liancheng stayed in Zhao Ling's palace.
On the third day, Dugu Liancheng issued an imperial edict, and Zhao Ling was promoted to the concubine of virtue and became one of the four concubines. She was given a gold book and a gold seal, moved into the Wushou Palace, and took the title of the head of the Wushou Palace.
When this imperial edict came down, the whole harem was in a state of excitement.
Everyone said that Zhao Ling was a blessing in disguise. Although she lost the imperial heir, she became a first-class concubine. There were only four positions for the fourth concubine, but now Zhao Ling, a latecomer, occupied one of them.
In other words, everyone has lost another opportunity.
"Zhao's good tricks!" Shen Manyun sneered after hearing the latest news.
It's just that a piece of unformed flesh is missing. If she performs a cruel trick in front of the emperor, she will become a virtuous concubine.
Looking at the entire harem, who has Zhao Ling's superior means?
In the past, the Mu sisters were her biggest competitors, but now it seems that Zhao Ling's methods are amazing.
Mu Ci is like that and can only stay in the position of Queen Mother. Mu Xue's recent favors are not as good as before. Only Zhao Ling has been favored continuously since entering the palace and has climbed so fast.
Now she has become the fastest-growing woman among all the women in the harem, and she has also become one of the four highest-ranking concubines in the harem.
How could she not admire such a method?
She was filled with emotion for a moment, and went to Hanyunxuan to talk to An Rong. Finally, she said: "None of us can compare to Zhao. Do you see how fast they can climb?"
"She climbed fast because she captured the emperor's heart." An Rong looked at the painting she had just painted, and she was dissatisfied no matter how much she looked at it.
Shen Manyun came forward and took a look: "Isn't this good? It's almost perfect."
"I want the best, not close to perfection." An Rong said, then brought the topic back to Zhao Ling: "Concubine De is now the leading figure in the harem. Sister, please don't confront her head-on in the future."
"Don't worry, I won't be as reckless as before. I had a good relationship with Concubine De before, and we have formed a good relationship. For now, Concubine De will not spend time to deal with me." Shen Manyun She laughed as she spoke: "Did Concubine De regard Mu Ci as an enemy? If so, why did she want to save Mu Ci?"
An Rong's beautiful eyes were half-closed, she just smiled and didn't answer.
"Sister, do you know the reason? You might as well tell it and listen." Shen Manyun saw An Rong's smile and knew that An Rong had something to worry about.
"It's just speculation at the moment. We'll have to wait and see." An Rong said and changed the topic.
Shen Manyun had no choice but to give up.
Let’s talk about Yong’an Palace.
The fact that Zhao Ling was canonized as a virtuous concubine was naturally spread to Mu Ci's ears by Yingchun's jealousy as soon as possible.
Of course, everyone in the palace knows about this matter. Even if they don't know it now, Mu Ci will soon get wind of it.
"The emperor was partial to Zhao Ling, so he gave the position of concubine to Zhao Ling so quickly." Mu Ci was not surprised by this result.
In fact, on the second day after the incident, she understood why Zhao Ling rushed to save her. This was clearly a bitter trick used by Zhao Ling.
When Zhao Lingchu first rescued her, he probably just wanted to win favor with Dugu Liancheng, but later the emperor failed to save her, so Zhao Ling simply resorted to a trick and continued to play the trick of having no love at birth in Dugu Liancheng, and easily got what he wanted. of power.
It was a lie that Zhao Ling saved her, but it was true that he stepped on her to get the upper hand. Such a method should not be underestimated.
"Your Majesty, you are working so hard when you are at bedtime. Why don't you see any reward from the Emperor?" Yingchun snorted disdainfully.
As soon as she said this, she was kicked by Sizhu.
"Is what I said wrong?" Yingchun said, feeling extremely depressed: "The empress is the most aggrieved person in the entire harem."
She follows the emperor with no name and no status, and has to watch the emperor treat other women well, but who knows the bitterness and suffering of the empress, she is just not worth it for the empress.
"The Ai family is not wronged. Silly girl, why are you crying?" Mu Ci said angrily when she saw Yingchun, who was still angry just now, suddenly wiping away tears.
"Your Majesty, I didn't cry because the wind and sand got into my eyes..." Yingchun cried and laughed.
As soon as Yingchun said this, everyone was amused by her.
"Sizhu, take her out for a walk to divert her attention. Remember, don't let her get into trouble outside." Mu Ci thought Yingchun was too noisy. With this girl here, she couldn't think.
She had a vague idea about the black cat incident in Changyin Pavilion, but there was no way to verify whether it was exactly what she had guessed.
It's just that Zhao Ling's method is quite powerful. She knew before that Zhao Ling, a good person, would not come, and this time it only confirmed her suspicion.
