An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

An Lingrong and the Queen were bitten by poisonous snakes one after another, which caused the concubines in the palace to panic and they often carried snake repellent powder with them.

They even scattered realgar in circles around the palace, for fear that they would be possessed by evil spirits at any time.

Although the emperor's men had stopped investigating at this time, the queen's men began to investigate.

People often contacted the palace maids in Chengqian Palace to inquire about the movements of Lingrong and Zhaoshui in the days before and after the Queen was bitten by a poisonous snake.

But the Queen could only find out that Lingrong had seen the imperial physician once, and there was another time when her illness was serious and the Queen herself took the imperial physician to see her.

Another thing is that Concubine Hua went to Chengqian Palace, but unfortunately the people on Concubine Hua's side kept their mouths shut, and the Queen did not find out any information.

But soon, the Queen sent Jianqiu to Concubine Hua's palace, bringing the snake-catching cage and telling Concubine Hua that the branches used in the cage came from Yikun Palace.

But this branch was very ordinary, and Concubine Hua had already received the news from Ling Rong in advance and had already re-pruned the trees in Yikun Palace.

"Aunt Jianqiu, please look carefully," Songzhi pointed at the various branches piled on the ground, "What kind of branches are they? We have no use for them in Yikun Palace, so we'll give them to you. You can use them to make as many snake cages as you want."

"Why did you think of trimming the branches today? Sister Songzhi, is she trying to cover up something?"

Songzhi looked down on Jianqiu. She rolled her eyes slightly and deliberately took a few branches and stuffed them into Jianqiu's hands.

"There were bugs on the tree, so we pruned it to prevent it from scaring the queen.

If I had known you wanted to use this branch to make a snake cage, I would have waited for you to come."

Songzhi pushed Jianqiu's hand and held it tightly, and even patted her hand deliberately, "Oh, Aunt Jianqiu doesn't look very good.

Have you already informed the Queen that she wants fresh ones?"

"My sister is becoming more and more eloquent." Jianqiu finally understood that Concubine Hua had discovered the problem with the trees a long time ago and had trimmed all of them in an attempt to cover up the problem.

So what if they just pruned the trees? It wasn't just the Queen who found problems with the branches in the Yikun Palace.

Now that the Queen has also been bitten by a poisonous snake, the Emperor will definitely try his best to find out the truth.

But this noble lady An was very cunning and did not leave any evidence at all.

The queen didn't want to suffer in vain, so she could only put the blame on Concubine Hua according to the original plan.

However, Concubine Hua actually colluded with Noble Lady An and tried every means to destroy the evidence.

"Then I won't keep any more of you, Aunt Jianqiu. If these branches are not enough, you can come to Yikun Palace to get more."

The smile on Songzhi's face quickly disappeared. She made a gesture of invitation and sent Jianqiu out of Yikun Palace.

After Jianqiu left, Songzhi spat with disdain and said to Zhou Ninghai, "You want to enter our Yikun Palace with such a shabby thing.

You still want to bring an army to punish me, but you don't even consider your own status."

"She follows a master who is not favored, so she is used to being arrogant. When she was in the mansion, what qualifications did she have to challenge you and me?"

Zhou Ninghai also looked down on Jianqiu. The two of them secretly mocked each other for a long time before reporting today's events to Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua originally thought that An Lingrong was exaggerating, but she didn't expect that the Queen actually intended to put the blame on her.

If the tree hadn't been pruned today, how could we explain it clearly?

"Your Majesty, so Concubine An wants to join you?"

Cao Qin drank her tea in silence. Ever since Concubine Li was frightened to the point of going insane, the people in Qixiang Palace began to respect her as the superior. As a result, she was no longer as timid as before and dared to take the initiative to speak up on everything.

“The first child was not saved, and the murderer was a concubine who could bully her.

The second child was almost stillborn, and I almost lost my life. This is what it’s like to be in the palace without a backer, anyone can do something to you.”

Concubine Hua held Princess Wen Yi in her arms and teased her without taking off her long armor. Every time she touched the princess's cheek, Cao Qinmo felt frightened.

"Of course she wants to find a backer, but the queen wants to harm her, so she can only find a way to become my disciple."

Cao Qin looked at Princess Wen Yi steadily. When she heard that it was the Queen who wanted to harm An Lingrong, she became interested.

"Then it seems that the Queen was bitten by a poisonous snake. I'm afraid she was retaliated by someone and suffered the consequences."

Concubine Hua finally got tired of teasing the child. She raised her chin and the wet nurse took the princess away.

Songzhi came over with some fresh grapes. Concubine Hua had already gotten tired of eating them, so she gave them to Cao Qinmo as a reward.

"You have suffered the consequences of your actions and you still don't know how to restrain yourself. You have been plotting against me all day. You must think of some ways to properly respond to this old lady, the Queen."

"Why would I need to think of this solution?" Cao Qinmo peeled a grape. "Didn't Lady An tell the queen that some things can only be done in the harem?

Your Majesty’s family is very powerful, and there are some things that you can’t say, so you can just ask General Nian to help.”

"It's not that easy," Concubine Hua began to sigh when she mentioned the Nian family. Nian Xi was in poor health and had not improved after several months of recuperation. "I am so busy with work that I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters."

“Your Majesty, this is no small matter. If some people give up their positions, it will be a huge help to General Nian.

The love between the Queen and the Emperor is deep, and it will surely be a wonderful story.”

Concubine Hua cares about the emperor the most. She has been particularly favored since she moved to the mansion, and now that she is in the palace, she is also the most favored one.

The Queen is nothing more than an unloved old woman who relies on her common kinship with the Queen Mother.

If he really pulled her down from the throne and took the position of empress himself, the emperor would no longer have to look at the old woman's face.

I don't have to listen to the old woman's nonsense about treating everyone equally and being with her day and night.

"There are no offspring, and the Empress is immoral. Our Empress is too cruel."

"Yes," Cao Qinmo took Princess Wen Yi over, hugged her and made her laugh, "You are nothing like me, Your Majesty, who took the trouble to take care of me when I was pregnant. Wen Yi is now so well taken care of, all thanks to Your Majesty."

Concubine Hua was very happy to hear this. She smiled proudly and gave Cao Qinmo a lot of gifts as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I heard that Shen Meizhuang got pregnant after taking medicine. Your Majesty, why don't you look for her? It would be good to give birth to a younger brother for Wen Yi."

The two smiled at each other, and Concubine Hua became even more determined to ruin the Queen's reputation.

Concubine Hua acted quickly. Within three days, even Lingrong, the concubine who was recuperating in the harem, heard the rumors about the Empress Dowager's misconduct.

Concubine Hua even bribed the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory and used astronomical phenomena to make her case.

It is said that when observing the stars at night, he found that the Tianfu star representing the Queen was too bright, which took away the luck of the harem's offspring, causing the concubines in the harem to lose their royal heirs one after another.

There are even rumors that man-made disasters are destined by heaven, and the queen was bitten by a poisonous snake as retribution in this life.

This was not much different from what Shen Meizhuang had said about the royal heir. Ling Rong knew the emperor well enough to guess that he would be suspicious of the queen.

Just as he firmly believed that the baby in Shen Meizhuang's belly was a ghost fetus, he would slowly and slowly become convinced that the Queen had taken away her destiny of having an heir.

After all, the fact that there are few offspring in the harem is a fact, and the emperor has more or less found out what the queen has done.

Even though he realized that this astronomical phenomenon was caused intentionally by someone, he still had to reprimand the queen.

In order to appease the harem and show the importance of the royal heir.

It was a rare visit for the Emperor to Chengqian Palace, and this time he finally did not bring Zhen Huan with him, so it could be considered that he came to visit sincerely.

But Lingrong saw that he was not in a happy mood, so she could only force a smile and pour tea for him.

"I haven't come to see you for a while. How are you doing?"

"Thanks to the care of Imperial Physician He and the Medical Officers, my health has improved a lot."

The emperor nodded, and the two of them sat in silence, not knowing what to say next.

In her previous life, when Lingrong and the emperor were together in private, they rarely had any common topics to talk about.

Although he has learned some poetry in this life, he does not have a deep foundation. The emperor still prefers to talk about poetry with Zhen Huan.

"You are not the same as before." After a long silence, the emperor finally spoke. He looked Ling Rong up and down, "You are not as happy to see me coming as before."

Wouldn't it be good if your Concubine Zhen was happy? Lingrong secretly replied in her heart, who can compare with her? A Concubine Zhen is more pretentious than a concubine.

"I have always been timid. I have been through a near-death experience and I haven't recovered yet.

Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night, afraid of being bitten by the poisonous snake."

Ling Rong's face turned pale, and she looked like she was really scared.

In fact, she was not afraid that the emperor didn't care about her. As long as she wanted, she could still use incense to hook the emperor like she did in her previous life.

"You are blaming me."

"How could that be?" Ling Rong answered quickly. She raised her head and smiled faintly, "It's because I'm timid. Even if the emperor is with me, I'm still timid.

I am very happy that the emperor can come to visit me."

The emperor pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes showed an unidentified emotion.

In Lingrong's opinion, the emperor was somewhat displeased.

She was unhappy that she was no longer as obedient as before, and her eyes were full of him.

She was unhappy that she dared to be dissatisfied with which concubine he favored more, and she was jealous by nature.

Even if that concubine killed his child, even if that concubine had an unclear relationship with his brother.

"This is the medicinal food. Your Majesty, please drink some." Ling Rong pushed the medicinal food that Zhao Shui brought in to the emperor's side, "My concubine is not feeling well, so I haven't been to Yangxin Palace to deliver soup very often."

The emperor finally took the bowl of soup, and his expression slowly relaxed after taking a sip.

He grabbed Ling Rong's hand and patted it gently, "Thank you for your hard work. I promised you that I would promote you to the position of concubine after you gave birth to an imperial heir.

This matter still counts, you should rest assured and take care of your baby, don't worry."

The emperor reiterated the matter of the concubine's position, and it was almost a done deal.

"Your Majesty's words are as good as gold. I never doubt them." Ling Rong's heart was not shaken at all. All she wanted now was to take good care of the baby. Only after the child was born would she have a chance to plan for the future.

Now he is instigating Concubine Hua to target the Queen. No matter how troubled they are, he will just live in disgrace for a while and quietly be an invisible person.

And it’s almost November, and many things will change from this time.

"Your Majesty, I do have something to ask." Ling Rong seemed a little hesitant. She spoke hesitantly, "The Empress Dowager sent Aunt Zhuxi to inform me that I should stay in Chunxi Palace temporarily."

"The Queen Mother is worried that you might be scared in Chengqian Palace. If you want to go, just go."

"I was also hesitant at first, but when I thought about the Queen Mother's poor health and the fact that she had to worry about me, I felt a little guilty."

He didn't mention it earlier or later, but only brought it up after something happened to the Queen. It must be that it's not as simple as just protecting the royal heir.

The emperor knew very well that the empress dowager had ulterior motives in asking Lingrong to stay in Chunxi Palace. Although the queen was unkind, she had the empress dowager's support.

If Lingrong went to Chunxi Palace, she would probably give birth to a child but not adopt one.

"Aunt Fang Jing was chosen by me specifically for Rong'er. You don't have to worry too much about her taking care of the dragon heir.

I have also arranged for you to have Dr. Zhou, he is an expert in all kinds of medicine, you can use him without any worries."

The emperor finally did something practical this time. Lingrong didn't have a reliable imperial physician, and she was worried all day that the imperial physician had been bribed by someone else.

Now that he is trained by the emperor, I can trust him a little more and no longer have to worry as before.

Therefore, there was a little more sincerity in this smile. She thought about it and decided that instead of transferring some maids from unknown concubines to serve her all day long, it would be better to ask the emperor for grace and transfer a few of his servants over.

"I don't know what's going on in Chengqian Palace. The palace maids are changing back and forth very frequently."

Ling Rong held the emperor's hand and smiled, "Your Majesty, please give me a few maids so that I can feel more at ease when they take care of our children in the future."

Normally, the emperor is unwilling to get involved in these trivial matters.

But now there is only Lingrong with such a precious golden nugget in the palace, and she is suffering and being subjected to many sinister plots.

Although it takes some thought, the royal heir must be born at all costs to wash away the queen's bad reputation of being a fertile woman.

"It's rare for Rong'er to make a request, how can I not agree?

Ask Su Peisheng to carefully select them in the next two days, and there will definitely not be any servants who betray their master."

The emperor took a sip of the medicinal food, and his previous unpleasant mood dissipated a lot.

After all, Zhen Huan is just a woman who looks and has similar knowledge to Chun Yuan. Chun Yuan is self-disciplined, polite, and kind-hearted, which Zhen Huan does not have at all.

I just miss Chunyuan too much, so I can tolerate her continuing to be a low-ranking concubine in the palace.

Otherwise, she would have been secretly executed long ago to prevent the reputation of defiling the harem from implicating the royal family.

Moreover, as for the matter of Nian Gengyao, these censors still had to contribute, so they had to give her some sweet rewards to make her father work hard.

Lingrong didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She replied softly, "Yes," and sat quietly beside him to keep him company, so as not to say anything wrong and annoy the emperor again.

I don't know if the emperor was tired, he simply stayed in Chengqian Palace today and talked with Lingrong for a long time.