PDLP Chapter 283 Imperial Order
Chapter 283 Imperial Order
"As long as we delay for a while, perhaps His Majesty will wake up soon."
Your Majesty has taken the antidote and should be waking up soon.
Qiao'er was particularly moved and patted Jinxin's arm. The two exchanged glances silently, one walked towards the palace door, and the other stood beside Zhou Lingge.
There was a sense of desperate determination in their eyes.
Just when they thought that Liu Quan would follow the Empress Dowager's orders and order the Imperial Guards to rush in and capture the Empress, suddenly Eunuch Liu took out a bright yellow object from his sleeve, and then presented to everyone a token made of pure gold with a golden dragon engraved on it.
The Queen Mother stared at the bright yellow cloth, her eyes trembling: "What is this?"
Eunuch Liu held the two things above his head. He didn't even respond to the empress dowager. Instead, he carefully stepped over the threshold holding the two objects and walked to the inner hall step by step.
The guards were stationed on both sides, carrying swords and acting as guards.
Anyone who disobeys the emperor's order will be killed without mercy.
The Queen Mother suddenly felt something was amiss. Why did Liu Quan take those two things and walk into the inner hall?
Could it be that those things were for Zhou Lingge?
She staggered back into the hall in a panic and chased after him.
"Liu Quan, what are you doing?"
Liu Quan stopped walking and looked up at the Empress Dowager. "Your Majesty, this is the secret decree that His Majesty left behind... He said that if anything were to happen to him one day, I should find it and present it to Concubine Yu."
The Empress Dowager's face turned extremely pale: "Presented to Concubine Yu? Not presented to me?"
"Zhou Lingge is just a concubine, not even the Empress of the Great Jin Dynasty. What qualifications does she have... to be so trusted and valued by the Emperor? Why?"
She almost collapsed.
She is the emperor's biological mother. She was pregnant for ten months and risked her life to give birth to him.
She also took great pains to cultivate him into the most outstanding and most talented crown prince of the Jin Dynasty. Now he has become the emperor who is above everyone else and overlooks the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles.
Without her, how could he be where he is today?
But now, her son has completely forgotten her in his heart and eyes.
She, the queen mother, is just a decoration.
Zhou Lingge was just a concubine, and she, as the empress dowager, couldn't deal with her?
As the empress dowager, she still has to rely on the support of the imperial concubine Zhou Lingge?
Ridiculous, really ridiculous.
The Queen Mother's face was ferocious and she almost went crazy!
Eunuch Liu looked solemn, ignoring the empress dowager's almost collapsed mood. He walked into the inner hall, looked at Zhou Lingge and spoke loudly.
"Noble Concubine Yu, receive the decree..."
Qiao'er immediately helped Zhou Lingge up, and Zhou Lingge knelt down. Eunuch Liu hurriedly stopped her, "His Majesty said that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, so the etiquette has been waived. The Imperial Concubine should just stand and receive the order..."
Zhou Lingge lowered his brows and responded.
All the other palace maids in the hall knelt on the ground.
Eunuch Liu immediately unfolded the secret decree.
The general content of the secret decree was that Qin Feiling gave Zhou Lingge an imperial token. Anyone holding this token was like the emperor himself, and could command all the soldiers inside and outside the palace.
Anyone who dares to disobey this order will be killed on the spot without mercy.
Zhou Lingge stood there, with a dazed look between his eyebrows.
She looked at the bright yellow cloth in disbelief.
It was not until Eunuch Liu handed the cloth to her and the heavy, golden token was placed in her palm that she felt a sense of reality.
The two maids, Qiao'er and Jinxin, were overjoyed.
Your Majesty has bestowed this token upon Her Majesty. No matter how angry the Queen Mother is, she will never be able to harm Her Majesty again.
No one, whether in the former court or the harem, dared to touch a hair of the empress.
This token gave the Queen supreme power and the bargaining chip to do whatever she wanted.
The Queen Mother felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and she stood there in a daze.
Her head was rumbling, as if a thunderbolt had split all her thoughts apart.
"The emperor actually gave such an important imperial decree to Zhou Lingge?"
"What is he doing? If Zhou Lingge wants the throne of the Great Jin, will he give it up without hesitation?"
"Oh my God, is our Great Jin really going to be destroyed by this demon concubine?"
She couldn't accept the current situation.
Her blood rushed to her heart, and a fishy and sweet taste came up, and she immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then she closed her eyes, leaned back and fell to the ground.
Aunt Zhao was terrified. She quickly hugged the Queen Mother and cried in panic, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, what's wrong with you? Oh my God, someone come quickly, save the Queen Mother!"
At this moment, it was undoubtedly as if the sky was falling.
His Majesty was in a coma, and he also gave the imperial decree to the imperial concubine to command the three armies.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she fainted!
Zhou Lingge regained some of his senses from his trance.
She glanced at the unconscious empress dowager, and a hint of sternness flashed in her eyes.
If the Queen Mother was not Qin Feiling's biological mother, she would never have spared her again and again.
But now, Qin Feiling has given her such a great support, so she naturally won't bother with the pedantic old woman, the Queen Mother.
"The Queen Mother, worried about His Majesty's condition, was so grief-stricken that she fainted. Someone, escort the Queen Mother back to the Cining Palace and have the Imperial Physician examine her. During this time, to allow the Queen Mother to recover properly, no one is allowed to enter the Cining Palace and disturb her recovery."
She winked at Qiao'er.
Qiao'er responded and immediately understood what the queen meant.
She personally brought the palace maids to send the empress dowager back.
Except for Madam Zhao... she replaced all the maids in the Cining Palace with maids she trusted.
These days, Zhou Lingge's power over the harem wasn't just for show. She had secretly instructed Qiao'er to bribe people and plant spies throughout the harem. She bribed those she could, and eliminated those she couldn't use.
In just half a month, almost half of the harem became Zhou Lingge's people.
Without the Queen Mother making noises here, Zhou Lingge's ears felt much quieter.
Ye Wanxi's body was also carried away.
It was only said to the outside world that Concubine Wan had deep feelings for His Majesty and died suddenly due to excessive grief.
This palace coup actually came to an end slowly with the token Qin Feiling had given to Zhou Lingge in advance.
Zhou Lingge gently stroked the imperial token. She looked at Liu Quan with a twinkling gaze, "Did His Majesty really give this token to me in advance through a secret decree?"
Eunuch Liu nodded quickly. He had not thought about the Majesty's previous instructions before. He went back to the Wolong Palace and suddenly a light bulb went off in his head, and he remembered the secret decree left by the Majesty.
He also didn't expect that His Majesty would actually leave such a life-saving talisman for the imperial concubine.
I guess His Majesty is also afraid that if something happens to him one day, if he doesn't leave a life-saving talisman for the imperial concubine, those people will probably tear her to pieces.
Zhou Lingge's mood was extremely complicated.
She didn't expect that Qin Feiling would actually give her such an important imperial order.
This was equivalent to him handing his imperial power into her hands.
She waved her hand and asked everyone to retreat.
She stared at Qin Feiling, who was still sleeping with his eyes closed. She lay down and snuggled into Qin Feiling's arms, feeling quite tired.
Her small hand gently rested on his chest: "Qin Feiling...are you really in love with me?"
"Are you really willing to... offer everything in this world to me just for me?"
She closed her eyes gently, her heart beating violently.
This time, she seemed to feel some affection from Qin Feiling towards her.
Does Qin Feiling really love her?
Suddenly, her wrist was grabbed tightly.
Zhou Lingge's heart trembled slightly, and she quickly opened her eyes and looked up... Qin Feiling opened a pair of deep, dark eyes, staring at her quietly.