Chapter 1707 - 620: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 9)

Chapter 1707: Chapter 620: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 9)

The Empress was not sure if she could help her son this way.

But she always felt that befriending someone with great Qi Fortune is better than offending them.

Moreover, her trusted eunuch had subtly gathered from Master Hui Tong that Prince Liang’s misfortune seems to have some connection with Princess Liang.

The Empress didn’t know what happened in Prince Liang’s Mansion, but the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

This was something the Empress, who had lived in the deep palace for long and was well-versed in palace intrigue, understood very clearly.

She did not hope for any return from a single bestowal, but if she showed goodwill first and plotted slowly afterward, perhaps there would be unexpected surprises.

"Your Highness, Empress, the Imperial Physician has found a new prescription, claiming it can help treat the Crown Prince’s leg injury!"

While the Empress was secretly calculating, a palace maid from the Eastern Palace came running joyfully to deliver the news.

Empress: ...So effective?

She had just sent a generous gift to Princess Liang blessed with the Golden Light of Merit, and her son received good news?

As soon as this thought emerged, the Empress quickly dismissed it.

Too absurd!

Too bizarre!

However, denial aside, the thought persisted in the Empress’s mind.

After all, it wasn’t much trouble. In the future, she could just pay more attention to Princess Liang.

Apart from Princess Liang possessing great Qi Fortune, the Empress was also happy to irk her old rival, Consort Shu, all the time.

The Empress was well aware that Consort Shu particularly looked down on Lady He, a daughter-in-law from the common folk.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have specifically sent palace maids to annoy them!

Consort Shu despised Princess Liang, so the Empress favored her.

As long as Consort Shu was displeased, the Empress was happy.

In the past, the Empress wanted to do this but lacked an excuse.

After all, her image had always been virtuous, generous, gentle, and kind, so even if she treated a Concubine Son as her own, she couldn’t get too close to the Concubine Son’s daughter-in-law over the birth mother!

Now, things were better. With Master Hui Tong’s words, and the Crown Prince’s current situation, the Empress, as a devout mother in distress, couldn’t care about too much and got exceedingly close to Princess Liang, the Emperor could understand.

...Perhaps, in the Emperor’s heart, there was also an intention to win over Princess Liang.

Hence, he should perfectly understand the Empress and wouldn’t associate her actions with jealousy or rivalry among wives and concubines!

The Empress was truly the Emperor’s original consort and wife. Accompanying each other for more than twenty years, they knew each other best.

The eunuch from the Empress’s palace had just exited the palace when the Emperor received the message.

By now, Master Hui Tong had already told the Emperor everything he saw, heard, and speculated.

Initially, the Emperor didn’t believe it because it was too incredible.

Although he knew that ghosts and gods, and cause and effect existed in the world, he had never witnessed it himself.

What great Qi Fortune?

Could it possibly be more powerful than him, as the Emperor?

There’s an inexplicable tingling jealousy and repulsion in the Emperor’s heart — he was the Son of Heaven, the most noble and unique being in this world.

Now, a so-called good person for centuries of merits, with the Golden Light of Merit, seemed quite formidable, made him somewhat displeased.

But soon, the Emperor began to persuade himself: actually, it’s good to have a reincarnated good person as a subject, it’s also part of his Dynasty’s fortunate omen.

Moreover, didn’t Master Hui Tong say, his daughter-in-law, due to her great origin, was protected by divine beings?

Those who were close to her might be blessed with fortune.

Those with malice or who harm her would face a backlash.

His foolish son Prince Liang was an example.

Oh, by the way, I heard there was a troublesome slave in Prince Liang’s Mansion, who disrespected Princess Liang and suddenly sprained his waist for no reason.

Maybe all these are coincidences as well, but the Emperor didn’t dare gamble his health, or the safety of the Jiangshan and the country and the people!

Just taking care of a woman, which could be done with a word, required no effort. The Emperor thought he could give it a try!

"Laoer’s illness?"

The Emperor still wanted to confirm whether his son was actually ill or possessed.

He summoned the Dean and several Imperial Physicians again to repeatedly inquire about Prince Liang’s condition.

With a troubled expression, the Dean knelt with fear and trembling, "This humble servant is unskilled and ignorant, and truly powerless regarding Prince’s illness!"

The Dean’s medical skill in the Imperial Hospital was considered top-notch; even he admitted defeat, so the other Imperial Physicians dared not speak up and all apologized.

"Then, in the future, must he stay like this?"

Unconscious, like a living dead?