Chapter 335 Why is it a daughter?

At this time, the emperor gave an order that surprised Lin Hao:
"Duke Rong, listen to my orders. From now on, you will take over the command of the palace guards. You will personally lead the imperial guards to guard the safety of the palace!"

Lin Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he portrayed the image of a young man who was highly valued by the emperor to the fullest.

Lin Hao looked surprised and stammered:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. However, this is the imperial palace after all. Would it be inappropriate for me to be a minister?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor looked at Lin Hao and said earnestly:
"You are the person I trust the most. The safety of me, the ladies, and the future prince is in your hands. Please don't let me down!"

Lin Hao immediately said with a look of gratitude:
"I, your servant, will do my utmost to protect the safety of Your Majesty and the ladies until my death!"

Looking at the incoherent Lin Hao, the emperor smiled with satisfaction. This was what a loyal minister should be like in his mind!

Go back and bring a few trusted men with you, and accept the job of guarding the imperial palace today!
"I obey your order. I will go right away~!"

"Haha, what a pleasant surprise!" Lin Hao unexpectedly got the position of the commander of the imperial guards without any effort.

It’s still guarding the palace. This is not like letting a wolf into the house. No, it’s like a mouse falling into a rice jar. That’s not right either. Anyway, it’s almost the same meaning!

No wonder the emperor was so nervous. Think about it, he was about to have a child and he was afraid of any accidents!
Lin Hao had no doubt that if something really happened to the concubines who were pregnant with the dragon's seed, this emperor, who was known as the most benevolent emperor in history, would definitely go on a killing spree.

Because before, it could be said to be an accident, but now with Lin Hao’s reminder, if an accident really happened, it would be hard to explain!
Afterwards, Lin Hao used his family connections to mobilize many of his direct military personnel, as well as some people trained by Lin Hao himself, to carry out a major replacement of the guards in the palace!

There was no way. Lin Hao had given the emperor a lot of ideas before, but it was obvious that the emperor had his own ideas and did not accept Lin Hao's proposal.

For example, Lin Hao wanted to wait until a few concubines started to show signs of pregnancy before announcing to the public that the emperor had an heir.

In this way, Lin Hao can take advantage of this period of time to dig out the spikes planted by various parties in the palace.

Therefore, Lin Hao can only deepen his control over the Imperial Guards through this kind of major blood replacement!
Even so, it took Lin Hao three days to completely control the entire palace. Now no one can stop Lin Hao from doing anything he wants.

Even if the emperor is given to...!
"Cough cough!"

Of course, the emperor is still useful to Lin Hao now, so he will naturally not do anything. Instead, he will protect him and temporarily maintain the stability of the Song Dynasty. All decisions must wait until Rong Fei's child is born!
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However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop, and the three concubines are pregnant at the same time, which is originally a good thing!

But after this news spread out of the palace, it caused a huge uproar, like a bolt from the blue, and directly stimulated Prince Yong and Prince Yan.

Although the two princes were at loggerheads with each other in their fight for the crown prince position, they also gained many supporters each and had become too powerful to be eliminated.

Countless court officials had already chosen their followers. At this moment, they were all complaining about the emperor in their hearts. This heir did not come earlier or later, but only came after everyone had made their choice. Wasn't he here to cause trouble?

The sudden arrival of an heir left the court officials at a loss as to what to do, as it would have been easier to adopt a member of the royal family to inherit the throne.

As a result, the three concubines are now pregnant, which has put these court officials in a difficult situation.

Originally, the matter should have come to an end, but Emperor Renzong suddenly appointed Lin Hao to lead the imperial guards and garrison directly in the palace.

During this sensitive period, news came out on the same day that Concubine Rong and two other concubines were pregnant. In addition, the emperor replaced the commander of the imperial guards and mobilized the imperial guards to guard the palace with great fanfare.

The emperor's behavior made Prince Yong and Prince Yan think at the same time that Emperor Renzong might want to settle accounts with them and pave the way for his son.

This kind of thing is very likely to happen, although it is not certain at this time whether the three concubines will give birth to boys or girls in the future.

It would be fine if all the babies were girls, but what if they were boys?

No one dares to gamble with his or her life, right?

Therefore, Prince Yong and Prince Yan both thought of doing something before the child was born, and it would be best to let the emperor continue to be a lonely man.

On this point, the interests of both King Yong and King Yan are the same.

One month later!
"Puchi!" A hole was directly opened on the thigh of a eunuch!

"Why, you still won't tell me?"

Lin Hao sat on the armchair and asked the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground below while he picked up a bayberry and started to eat it!
"Mm, sweet and sour, not bad!"

At this time, the eunuchs below were crying and begging for mercy:
"Please spare my life, Duke. I'll tell you everything. Please don't stab me without asking any questions!"

"Hmph! I didn't ask, so you don't say anything, right?" Lin Hao snorted coldly.

Lin Hao's words frightened the eunuch so much that he quickly said:
“The other day I received a letter containing my mother’s jade Buddha statue. They said they had arrested my parents.

"Then they asked me to bring a package into the palace and put it in a cave behind the rockery. If I leaked the information or didn't do what they said, they would kill my parents!"

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty! Please have mercy on me!"

After the eunuch finished speaking, Lin Hao ignored him and took a bag of herbs to the emperor behind the screen and whispered:

"Your Majesty, I have asked the imperial physician to examine the herbs in this package. They include Aconitum, Aconite, Radix Aconiti Lateralis, Rhizoma Cibotii, Pinellia, Musk, and Radix Tongcao. They are all used to treat miscarriage in pregnant women!"

At this moment, the emperor clenched his teeth, and the veins on his hands holding the chair were exposed. It was obvious that the emperor was extremely angry!
“This is the nth time!”

"This is the third time!" Lin Hao glanced at the emperor, then said calmly:
"If we add the time when Concubine Rong was pushed down by a palace maid and the time when His Majesty was assassinated, this should be the fifth time!"

Ever since Lin Hao completely took control of the Imperial Guards, he quietly arranged for a number of people to enter the palace, mainly Imperial Guards and palace maids, and the eunuchs were also mainly bribed.

At the same time, he used illusion skills to detect many spies planted in the palace by others, such as Prince Yong and Prince Yan, as well as people arranged by certain people in the court. Lin Hao investigated them thoroughly!
Now nothing in the entire palace can be hidden from him, but Lin Hao is not satisfied with this, so three days ago, he deliberately led Prince Yan's people to assassinate Emperor Renzong.

He himself staged a scene of sacrificing himself to save the emperor, and captured two of Prince Yong's spies, and also captured three who were arranged by the ministers of the court!

When the emperor saw these spies, he was shocked and angry. This was the imperial palace!

Someone had actually planted people around him and even let the eunuchs assassinate him. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the problem.

You have to know that the person who assassinated him was a close confidant who had followed him for more than ten years!

"It's a deliberate plan!"

This made Emperor Renzong, who was already suspicious, even more suspicious.

At this time, the emperor really didn't dare to trust anyone except Lin Hao. Then, under Lin Hao's guidance, the emperor decided to hand over the Imperial City Administration to Lin Hao.

Let Lin Hao monitor the every move of the second prince and court officials to ensure the safety of the palace and the safe birth of the prince. At the same time, let Lin Hao find out the real culprit behind the assassination.

After that, the emperor stopped attending court and instead hid in the harem all day long, accompanying several pregnant women, hoping that they could give him a son as soon as possible.

Lin Hao, on his part, began to take control of the Imperial City Bureau. As for investigating the real culprit behind the scenes, he just pretended to do it.

Lin Hao’s real purpose is to control the list of the Imperial City Bureau!
This organization may be unfamiliar to everyone, and many people have never heard of it, but a few hundred years later in the Ming Dynasty there was a similar organization, which was much more famous. Its name was Jinyiwei.

Yes, the Imperial City Bureau of the Song Dynasty is equivalent to the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that the Imperial City Bureau of the Song Dynasty is much more low-key and does not have as much power as the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but no one can underestimate the Imperial City Bureau.

The entire Song Dynasty was filled with spies from the Imperial City Administration, especially in the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles, as well as local governors.

In fact, Lin Hao did not have much obsession with taking charge of the Imperial City Bureau. Lin Hao just wanted to get control of the list.

After all, the intelligence agency set up by Lin Hao himself is not comparable to the Imperial City Bureau in any aspect.

Apart from anything else, when it comes to information transmission, the convenience of the telegraph is unmatched. The one who controls the Imperial City Bureau is just Lin Hao, and it is just a supplement to the surveillance of the Song Dynasty!

As for the tool man who delivered the medicine in front of him, Lin Hao knew that it was King Yong who sent someone to do it, but Lin Hao had no intention of exposing it now!
The emperor was furious at this moment. He had previously tried to assassinate him, and now he sent someone to deliver abortion medicine. So he stared at Lin Hao and asked:

"Have you found out who tried to assassinate me last time?"

At this time, Lin Hao saw that the emperor was on the verge of exploding. He knew that the time was ripe and there was no need to toss it on any further, so he said:

"Your Majesty, there are suspicions, but no evidence!"

"Speak!" said the emperor coldly.

Lin Hao bowed and said:
"Whether it was the last attempt to assassinate Your Majesty, or the delivery of abortion medicine to pregnant women this time, it shows that they are either coveting Your Majesty's throne or the position of crown prince!"

Lin Hao took a look and said, "The only people who meet the above two requirements are Prince Yong and Prince Yan!"

"Shut up! Since there is no evidence, I will be blamed for the bad reputation!" Although he scolded Lin Hao verbally, he did not mean to blame Lin Hao at all!
The emperor knew what Lin Hao meant. He knew it was for his own good. He had previously suggested that he directly become the King of Yong and the King of Yan, but he was unwilling to bear the infamy!

Then the emperor continued to ask: "Tell me, is there any other way?"

So Lin Hao pretended to think about it, and then suggested:
"Your Majesty, I ask Your Majesty to order that Prince Yong and Prince Yan stay at home to study and learn etiquette, and send soldiers to guard their palaces, so that they cannot contact the outside world, and no one is allowed to meet with them!"

Seeing that the emperor's expression had eased and he seemed quite interested, Lin Hao continued:

"At the same time, send those court officials who have close ties with the two kings to local posts to prevent them from colluding with each other and harming Your Majesty!"

"Okay, let's do as you suggest!"

"Your Majesty, obey your order~!"

Afterwards, Lin Hao sent people to surround the Prince of Yong's Palace and the Prince of Yan's Palace, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. The food, clothing and other expenses of the two palaces were all taken care of by the eunuchs arranged by the emperor.

Just like that, after imprisoning Prince Yong and Prince Yan, the palace finally quieted down, and Lin Hao was finally a little relieved. In addition to visiting Concubine Rong's bedroom to comfort her on weekdays, Lin Hao also took out half a day every day to stay in Sheng Mansion, studying knowledge and articles with Mr. Zhuang!
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Time passed quickly, and at the end of the year, Concubine Rong, who was the first to become pregnant, was in the delivery room.

"Ahhh~!" At this time, Concubine Rong in the delivery room was screaming heartbreakingly!

The emperor was also outside the door, pacing back and forth anxiously. He was obviously very uneasy, perhaps worried about the delivery room.

After all, his son is about to be born, and his greatest hope is that Concubine Rong can give birth to a son, so that he doesn't have to worry about the throne falling into someone else's hands!

Lin Hao on the side was also worried. After all, no one knew better than him whose child was in Concubine Rong's belly.

In fact, Lin Hao didn't have much obsession with whether to have a son or a daughter.

Whether it is a son or a daughter, Lin Hao has a plan to deal with it. However, listening to the heart-wrenching screams inside, Lin Hao was also very worried.

Because an hour had already passed, and the screams of Concubine Rong were already becoming weaker.

Lin Hao found out that how women in ancient times gave birth was like walking into the gates of hell. He should have learned some knowledge of gynecology earlier.

Wait, at this moment Lin Hao suddenly thought of something, that is, forceps.

Lin Hao was not unfamiliar with forceps. After all, he had more than a dozen children. He just had not thought of this before.

But it would take a lot of time to get a pair of forceps now, and it is obviously too late now!
There was no way to rely on forceps at the moment, so Lin Hao thought about his skills, but none of them were useful.

It's not that they are all useless. If I use the time-rewinding skill, I can go back to five years ago and repeat my life all over again.

Then take some time to make a pair of forceps, which will naturally solve the problem of childbirth in this era.

But it is obvious that Lin Hao has not encountered a situation where he is bound to die, so naturally he does not want to experience the same life again.

Then Lin Hao thought of another skill, life time!

I took a look at the watch on my left arm. It showed more than 3,000 years of life time. The essence of life time is life energy. Maybe this will work!

Time was urgent, so Lin Hao immediately activated an illusion, making everyone except Concubine Rong believe that he was beside the emperor, and asked them to ignore his direct presence.

Then he went straight into the delivery room and came to Concubine Rong. When Concubine Rong saw Lin Hao coming in, she was about to speak, but unfortunately she was exhausted at this time.

Moreover, the people nearby seemed to be unable to see Lin Hao, which reminded Concubine Rong of the scene when Lin Hao pretended to be the emperor and summoned him to favor him.

But Lin Hao put his finger to his mouth, signaling her not to speak, and then Lin Hao whispered in her ear:

"Don't worry, they can't see me. Come and take this pill!"

Lin Hao gently stroked Concubine Rong's sweaty face, and then put a candy into Concubine Rong's mouth.

Then he held Concubine Rong's hand and directly input one month's life time into her.

After the input of life energy, Concubine Rong suddenly felt refreshed, and all her lost strength came back. She felt like she was ten years younger. She thought that the pill that Lin Hao gave her had taken effect.

Then he exerted force, and the midwife behind him immediately said:

"My Lady, hurry up and use more force. I can see the baby's head!"

"Ah~!" Concubine Rong screamed again as she was told.

"Wow~! Wow~!" The child was finally delivered successfully.

At this time, the midwife said loudly: "Congratulations, Madam, congratulations, it's a little princess!"

The emperor outside the door heard this and said in dismay, "Why is it a daughter?"

(End of this chapter)