Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 558 Can’t wait anymore
When Jia Rui saw Qin Shun being so rude, he was so angry that he almost slapped him.

However, Qin Shun did not wait for Jia Rui to have an attack, he knelt there and said anxiously: "The prince is not good, the little emperor has a high fever and the people at the hospital said that the situation is not good."

After hearing this, Jia Rui pushed Sanjie You away and walked to Qin Shun.

"Wasn't the emperor still well when I left the palace? Why did he have a high fever all of a sudden?"

Jia Rui was very angry about this.

Qin Shun lowered his head and said, "The emperor suddenly started to have a fever an hour after you left. Concubine Jing immediately invited the imperial doctors to come over. However, the emperor's fever was too severe and the imperial doctors were helpless."

This sentence seems to say nothing, but it contains a huge amount of information.

Jia Rui seemed to understand something. He sat back on the chair and knocked on the table with his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I have something to do these days and I can't go back to the palace. Let your people keep a close eye on me in the palace." Jia Rui said calmly.

Qin Shun took a peek at Jia Rui and saw that he was not as angry as before, and he didn't know what to do.

"Master, don't we go back now? Without you, there will be chaos in the palace."

Jia Rui touched the tea cup at hand, "How can I, an outsider, handle royal affairs?"

Qin Shun was a little confused about what Jia Rui meant, but he still followed Jia Rui's order and exited.

After coming outside, Qin Shun rubbed his head and thought about Jia Rui's expression just now, and suddenly he seemed to realize something.

He slapped himself several times, blaming himself for being so stupid just now.

However, it is never too late to remedy the situation before it is too late.

That night, Qin Shun went to Shen Wence's house.

Shen Wence, Jia Rui's absolute confidant, and Qin Shun murmured for half the night. As for what they were talking about, no one knew.

But from that day on, Jia Rui stayed in Prince Wu's Mansion and could not come out.

Whether it was important events in the court or memorials from various places, he seemed to ignore them and pretended to retreat bravely.

In the court, Shen Wence, Jia Yucun and other ministers did not seem to care about all this, and still dealt with major affairs in the court step by step.

At this time, Concubine Jing in the Yongshou Palace was listening to the eunuch below reporting on the changes in the court during this period.

"Your Majesty, Prince Wu has not entered the palace for seven or eight days. It seems that he does not even correct the memorials in court."

"What do the ministers in the cabinet say?"

"Replying to my Majesty, the ministers in the cabinet have not expressed anything about this, but judging from their step-by-step approach, it seems that everything is under control."

Concubine Jing sat there with her brows furrowed, thinking about her next step.

Concubine Jing took care of the little emperor's illness this time.

Concubine Jing wanted to help her son ascend the throne first before Jia Rui usurped the throne.

In this way, Jia Rui can't steal the throne from his own child. The most he can do is let Jia Rui take charge of the government while he is alive, and then return it to his son after Jia Rui dies. No one can say anything.

The reason why Princess Jing was so anxious was because she knew that once Jia Rui ascended the throne and became emperor, her son would have no chance at all.

So Concubine Jing simply stopped doing nothing and took advantage of this time when Jia Rui asked her to take care of the little emperor. She wanted to get rid of the little emperor first, forcing the court and Jia Rui to pinch their noses and recognize her son as the next emperor.

Concubine Jing had done this little trick before, but Jia Rui suppressed it. Unexpectedly, she still refused to give up. At this time, Concubine Jing held her forehead with her hands and thought for a moment. She felt that Jia Rui would not enter the palace during this period and would not deal with government affairs. Instead, she acquiesced to let her son become the next emperor.

Concubine Jing made up her mind and waved to a little eunuch below. The little eunuch hurried forward and Concubine Jing whispered a few words in his ear.

After the little eunuch listened, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

However, when he saw the fierce look in Concubine Jing's eyes, he immediately understood that he still had a chance of survival if he handled this matter. If he didn't do it, Concubine Jing would probably kill him immediately.

So he could only bite the bullet and said through gritted teeth: "I obey my command, and I will definitely do everything beautifully for my master."

Concubine Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "This matter is done. When your young prince ascends the throne and sits in the palace, your benefits will be indispensable."

The little eunuch lowered his head, feeling sick in his heart as he listened to these ridiculous rewards.

"Okay, let's go do some work."

The eunuch agreed, kowtowed again, and then left.

At this time, Concubine Jing stood up and looked out the window, with a hint of joy in her eyes.

As long as the little emperor is eliminated, his son will be the legitimate heir to the throne.

When the time comes, with my mother helping me inside and Jia Rui's support outside, can the court still be unstable?

Not to mention that Concubine Jing was thinking about the future here, and the young eunuch left Yongshou Palace and immediately passed the message to Lao Li in Yangxin Palace.

After getting the news from Yongshou Palace, Lao Li did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the news to Jia Rui.

In response, Jia Rui simply replied "wait and see."

After receiving Jia Rui's reply, Lao Li immediately figured out what his master meant.

He looked at the Yongshou Palace in the distance through the wall and shook his head gently.

The master of Yongshou Palace has been blinded by the throne, and now he has become a stepping stone for their prince.

I'm afraid that their master used this empress of Yongshou Palace to remove the last obstacle to the throne for him.

And this empress didn't know it, she was still obsessed with the dream of her son ascending the throne and her becoming the Queen Mother.

"Send the order and monitor the Yongshou Palace in all directions. No clues can be missed." Lao Li ordered his confidant eunuch.

On the night when Lao Li sent a message to Jia Rui, the little emperor's condition, which had stabilized slightly, suddenly had a relapse, and he had a high fever again.

This time, the people at Taiyuan Hospital were even more helpless. At dawn, the little emperor, who had only been in this world for two years, finally breathed his last.

When the little emperor died, the one who cried the most was Concubine Jing.

In the eyes of outsiders, Concubine Jing really regarded the little emperor as her biological son.

As the general manager of the palace, Lao Li had to stand up at this time. He first came to Concubine Jing and said softly: "My Lady, now is not the time to cry. You should think about it first. What should we do next?" what to do."

Concubine Jing was actually just pretending. After Lao Li persuaded her like this, she immediately followed the good advice.

I saw her putting the handkerchief in her arms, and then taking out a new handkerchief from nowhere. Wiped his eyes.

"Unfortunately for the emperor, Long Yubintian is in charge. However, the emperor is young and has no heirs. However, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day. Please let the cabinet ministers discuss which royal relative should succeed to the throne."

(End of this chapter)