Concubine Shu rushed out of the Empress Dowager's palace in a hurry. The maids and eunuchs behind her saw her gloomy face, clearly in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say a word and walked as quietly as possible, for fear of attracting Concubine Shu's attention. You know, although Concubine Shu wasn't a master who liked to beat and scold servants casually, she wasn't kind to her subordinates either. Once she was unhappy, slapping the mouth and kneeling as punishment were common things.
Concubine Shu was now anxious and panicked. Since Xia Lin refused to become a prince, the whole thing had started to get out of her control.
Today, the Empress Dowager even warned her to be more honest and well - behaved. This made Concubine Shu even more anxious. What was going on? Did the Empress Dowager know her hidden secret? It couldn't be. There were only two people in the world who knew about it now, herself and Xia Lin! Xia Lin wouldn't dare to tell his family either!
However, Concubine Shu never expected that Xia Lin had told Jiang Yun, and Jiang Yun was a person who protected those close to him! That night, just like before, Concubine Shu wanted to go out for some fresh air after dinner. She only asked her personal maid to follow. But when they walked to a secluded place, the personal maid suddenly pushed her hard. "What are you doing!"
Concubine Shu let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground. Her face contorted as she scolded the maid, but she found the maid's expression terrifying. "What are you doing? Haven't I been good to you?"
The maid sneered but didn't say a word. Just as Concubine Shu was about to scream to attract others, a big hand covered her mouth from behind, and then she was knocked unconscious.
A few days later, news spread in the palace that Concubine Shu had gone mad and talked nonsense all day long. The emperor was merciful. Considering her pitiful state, he sent imperial physicians to take good care of her for a long time. With the emperor's order, although her material life was not as good as before, it was still better than that of many concubines in the harem.
【Ding~ The task is completed. Jiang Yun's blackening value has decreased by 11 points. The current blackening value is 45. Please, host, make persistent efforts.】
Xia Lin let out a sigh of relief. Hearing the news that Concubine Shu had gone mad, Xia Lin felt complicated. If Concubine Shu hadn't insisted on exposing her secret later, Xia Lin could have tried to persuade Jiang Yun to add less medicine. But Xia Lin knew that Concubine Shu, who had been given a lot of medicine, would never be sober again.
Xia Lin was wondering if his own actions made him a bad person. Forget it, no need to think about it. Anyway, he had already done it. Why be so hypocritical!
After this incident, the days in the general's mansion were peaceful. But two days before he was going to leave home and return to his sect, the emperor actually summoned Xia Lin alone.
Xia Lin's parents and elder brother discussed for a long time but couldn't figure out what the emperor meant. It was his general father who slapped the table and said, "Damn it! Stop thinking so much! That kid hasn't caused any trouble these days, and the emperor likes him so much. He won't do anything to him! You two don't need to worry!"
After Xia Lin talked with Jiang Yun, both of them thought of the issues of Xia Lin's birth and Concubine Shu's madness. Jiang Yun analyzed it and also thought that the emperor wouldn't make things difficult for Xia Lin.
"Moreover, even if the emperor wants to do something to you, even if it means going against the emperor, I won't let anything happen to you!"
Hearing this, Xia Lin rushed into Jiang Yun's arms touched, "Yun, I love you! You're so nice! I like you the most!"
When Xia Lin heard the system say that Jiang Yun's love value had increased, he deeply felt that his own love for Jiang Yun had also increased.