vrcanaries Chapter 1232 The 3rd Prince Wakes Up
Chapter 1232 The 3rd Prince Wakes Up
"Piled upon your Majesty's desk are the regulations for the five-hundred-year celebration of state and country, letters of congratulation from all quarters, and rituals for offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors... Each and every one of these matters is more weighty than Mount Tai, and not a single mistake can be made!"
"As for Concubine Chen..."
Concubine Liang spoke calmly, as if stating a perfectly natural fact: "The arrangements for the New Year's Eve palace banquet, the regulations for the ladies' greetings, the placement of the royal family and nobles, the verification of the tribute list... Which of these doesn't require her personal review and approval?"
"No matter how attentive Concubine Chen is, she is now overwhelmed by the overwhelming favor and heavy burden, weighing her down with paperwork!"
It was because she saw this that she dared to take action.
The busyness during this period was a burden to the emperor and the country, and a burden to Concubine Chen's power.
It is also the best barrier for Zhuang Yumian to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
Everyone's attention was drawn to the upcoming grand celebration, and all their energy was drained by the tedious procedures. Who would bother to delve into the reasons for the lingering illness of an already frail prince?
Who would think about whether the fate of a concubine who has lost the emperor's heart and is seriously ill is really uncertain?
Ruoli stared at Concubine Liang's solemn face, and the last bit of uneasiness in her heart disappeared without a trace.
What followed was a greater feeling of anticipation.
The Queen has indeed planned everything out!
Even the busyness of His Majesty and Concubine Chen has become something that can be exploited!
Ruoli took a deep breath, her face full of eager excitement, and the burning light in her eyes rekindled.
Her voice trembled with an uncontrollable tremor: "I understand! Your Majesty is wise!"
"Then I will wait and see how Concubine Wang and Concubine Chen...will perish together!"
Ruoli almost gritted his teeth when he said the last four words, which were full of curses.
Concubine Liang did not speak again, but closed her eyes again, twirling the warm Buddhist beads with her fingertips, as if everything was under her control.
Ruoli stood aside with his head down, the resentful expectation in his eyes almost becoming reality.
however……
Concubine Liang and Ruoli had anticipated that Concubine Wang would be so angry that she would die together with Concubine Chen, but this did not happen...
Yikun Palace.
The concubine sat in front of the Third Prince's bed, looking at his red, feverish face and his weak breathing, and listening to his unconscious, kitten-like whimpers of pain.
The imperial doctors were helpless.
Master Xingchen's chanting was like a distant background sound, which could not dispel the worry that was deep in her bones.
Despair almost drowned the princess.
At this moment, she remembered a legend that had been buried in the corner of her memory, almost absurd...
When she was young, Wang Bin once heard an ancient folk remedy that used blood and flesh as a guide in a remote Taoist temple.
Ajing is her son, and she can't let anything happen to Ajing no matter what!
The last bit of rationality in Wangpin's eyes was extinguished, and replaced by an almost insane determination!
Her skinny body burst out with amazing strength, and she rushed to the table and grabbed a pair of extremely sharp silver scissors!
Xiao Tianzi was startled: "My lady, what are you going to do?!"
Concubine Wang suddenly pushed away Xiao Tianzi who tried to stop her, and without any hesitation, she swung the scissors in her hand!
A flash of cold light!
With an extremely suppressed groan, bright red blood instantly spurted out from the inside of her bony wrist and landed on the cold floor tiles like a dazzling red plum.
The princess seemed to feel no pain, and all she could see was the painful little face of the Third Prince.
She trembled and dripped the gushing blood into the warm medicine bowl.
The thick dark red quickly dissolved in the brown medicine juice and disappeared without a trace.
Wang Bin's voice was hoarse and broken, carrying an unquestionable command: "Give it... give it to Ah Jing... drink it!"
Xiao Tianzi was frightened to death, but he did not dare to disobey.
With tears in his eyes, he used a silver spoon to pry open the Third Prince's tightly clenched teeth and fed him the bowl of medicine mixed with the flesh and blood of the princess with difficulty.
The imperial physician and the palace maid were also shocked and immediately stepped forward to treat Concubine Wang's wound.
Xiao Tianzi choked up and said, "My Lady, what are you doing..."
The concubine looked at the Third Prince with a look of deep, unbreakable maternal love: "Although Jing is not my son, I raised him, so he is my biological son."
"Even if there is only a slight possibility, I will try for Ajing!"
Perhaps it was the precious medicinal materials in the Imperial Hospital that finally took effect after being accumulated day after day.
Perhaps it was Master Xingchen's devout chanting day and night that really aroused a trace of compassion in the dark.
Or maybe... it was Wang Pin's tragic and almost self-destructive maternal love that really moved God.
With only two days left until New Year's Eve, a miracle finally happened quietly in the early morning.
The princess stayed in the third prince's bedroom for another night, lying beside his bed in a daze.
In a daze, she felt a slightly cool little hand gently touching her cheek.
Concubine Wang woke up suddenly and met a pair of eyes that were drowsy but looking at her with dependence.
"Ah...Ah Jing, are you awake?!"
The princess's voice was trembling, and her withered fingers carefully touched the third prince's forehead.
The heart-wrenching heat actually subsided!
“Ah…ah…ah…”
The third prince's weak voice sounded like heavenly music to the princess at that moment.
The huge ecstasy was like a huge wave that instantly drowned her!
The princess hugged the Third Prince's small body tightly, tears pouring out like a dam bursting.
The huge worry of regaining what was lost was mixed with the fear and despair that had accumulated over the days, and the almost overwhelming ecstasy at this moment!
"A Jing... Mother's A Jing!"
Concubine Wang's body was shaking violently and she was crying heart-wrenchingly.
The hideous wound on her wrist was squeezed during the hug, and the blood that seeped out stained her plain pajamas red, but she was completely unaware of it.
Odazi knelt beside him, also crying with joy.
The entire Yiku Palace was shrouded in a mixture of sadness and joy, having survived a disaster.
The news spread quickly throughout the palace as if it had wings.
"Have you heard? That person from Yikun Palace...actually cut off his own flesh and blood to make medicine for the Third Prince!"
"Oh my god! Is this true? The Third Prince is just the adopted son of Concubine Wang. How could she do this for him?!"
"Absolutely true!"
"The servants at Yikun Palace said that the Third Prince's fever has subsided this morning! He can drink water now!"
"..."
Shock, disbelief and indescribable complex emotions surged in everyone's hearts.
Regardless of whether they were wary of Wang Bin or despised her on weekdays, this sacrifice out of maternal love at this moment was like a heavy stone, hitting the softest part of everyone's heart.
Even though Concubine Wang had offended many people in the palace, at this moment, no one could deny her sincerity in treating the Third Prince as her own son!
This sincerity is heavy, with the warmth of blood, and it is impossible not to be moved...