An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Fu Changzai had never expected that the Empress had set her sights on the powerful Concubine Hua, and even wanted a Concubine like her to take action against her.

This is simply like hitting a rock with an egg. Even if she is pregnant, she can never compare to a favored imperial concubine.

"Of course I am willing to help the Queen solve her problems, but I am stupid and need to think carefully about a solution."

The Queen naturally knew that Fu Changzai wanted to delay, but she still agreed because she had already thought of a way to deal with Concubine Hua.

Instead of trying to frame someone, it’s better to start with the previous dynasty.

Now the Fucha, Guaerjia and Tonggiya clans are all dissatisfied with the Nian clan, and the daughters of the Fucha and Guaerjia clans have also long since surrendered to him.

If he wants to be crowned a concubine in the future, he will have to move the huge mountain of Concubine Hua away.

The queen also understood that the reason these daughters from these families came to her was because they had no children. As long as they gave birth to sons, they would have the possibility of ascending to the throne by relying on the power of their family.

Without the Empress's legitimate son standing in the way, the fight for the throne would be much easier.

But so what? Guaerjia Wenyuan had not yet become a concubine, and Concubine Tian had already worn the sterilizing red musk beads. The wishful thinking of these two families was doomed to fail.

Based on the Queen's investigations over the years, she had long known that the Emperor had become increasingly suspicious of Nian Gengyao and wanted to find an opportunity to dismantle Nian Gengyao's power in order to prevent future troubles.

It was precisely because the Emperor wanted to use Zhen Yuandao to collect evidence against Nian Gengyao that Zhen Huan was not directly sentenced to death, but her position was retained and she was confined to Baohua Palace.

However, Zhen Huan was unaware of all these twists and turns, and Concubine Hua was even less aware of them. They only thought that the Emperor still had feelings for Zhen Huan and would let her off even though she had committed such a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.

We need to quietly relax the supervision of Baohua Palace in the next few days to give Concubine Hua, Concubine Hui and others some opportunities to torture Zhen Huan.

"Go back and think about it carefully. I am waiting for you." The queen's expression softened. She knew very well that after giving someone a slap in the face, she should give him a sweet reward. "You are mine. The child in your belly will be born safely."

This was almost the best news Fu Changzai had ever heard. She finally showed a look of relief and bowed to the Queen.

"Concubine, I thank the Queen."

Not long after Concubine Fu left, Concubine Tian and Concubine Xia rushed over.

"Empress, my father has already had a secret talk with Lord Guarjia. We are just waiting for Zhen Yuandao to gather evidence so that we can jointly propose to overthrow the Nian family."

“This is a good thing, but you also need to be alert. Don’t anger Concubine Hua during this period, or she will be complacent for a while.

When the Nian family falls, you will have the time to teach her a lesson."

There was no direct conflict between Noble Lady Tian and Noble Concubine Hua, but Noble Concubine Hua was proud and jealous, and she often bullied and humiliated others when she was in favor.

When a huge mountain like this collapses above your head, of course you have to go over and step on it.

"I understand. I will obey the Queen's orders in everything."

"And you, Xia Changzai, remember this."

"I know everything, but I haven't done what the Empress has ordered." Xia Dongchun was a little depressed. She sat aside with no interest, not serving the Empress attentively as she used to.

"Concubine Li has gone crazy. It shouldn't be so difficult to place a palace maid in her Qixiang Palace." The Queen didn't quite understand why Xia Dongchun hadn't accomplished such a small matter until today.

"I originally wanted to find a maid, but was stopped by Concubine Hua and Concubine Cao. I declined the palace maid assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the grounds that Concubine Li was not in good health."

"If you can't send it, why not bribe one?" Lady Tian seemed to be fooled by Xia Dongchun. She couldn't help but say, "Could it be that Lady Xia's share is not enough and she can't even bribe a little girl?"

“Qixiang Palace is too strict. Even when we go to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine, it’s the maids around Concubine Cao who are there.

Even if they were bribed, these maids couldn't get close to Lipin, so how could they get any information about Huafei?"

Xia Dongchun felt that Concubine Tian really had no brains, so she rolled her eyes and looked like she didn't want to say another word to her.

Concubine Tian was so angry that her face turned red. She wanted to grab Xia Dongchun's shoulders and shake her, and ask her how dare you, a blockhead like her, look down on her.

The queen looked on helplessly. For the first time, she felt that having two subordinates who were not very smart was very tiring.

"That's enough. There's no point in quarreling among our own people." The Queen interrupted the two people's staring. "Mrs. Xia has started to bribe the maidservants around Concubine Cao. Now Concubine Hua only has Cao Qinmo under her. She must know a lot of things."

If the Nian family of the previous dynasty fell, Nian Shilan would still have a chance to keep her position in the palace. Therefore, what the queen had to do was to collect evidence of Hua Fei's crimes and ask the emperor to execute her directly if necessary.

But this task cannot be done by herself, and Zhen Huan, who remains in the palace, is the best candidate.

After all, she always thought that the child was aborted by someone sent by Concubine Hua.

As the queen who rules the country, how could she not give such a great opportunity for revenge to a poor mother?

"As for Lady Tian, ​​how is your attempt to bribe Lady An?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine An is now pregnant, and she is using the imperial physician trained by my family.

She has long been a chess piece in the hands of the concubines. She will land wherever the queen wants her to land."

Concubine Tian was so sure that Lingrong was hers only because it was Lingrong who planned and planned the overthrow of Zhen Huan.

Moreover, she listened to her own words and did not reveal a single detail of the matter, so even the Queen was kept in the dark.

They thought that Shen Meizhuang had a falling out with Zhen Huan, and found evidence to remove her from her position as the favorite concubine.

All this was done while the Queen was recuperating. Even if the Queen wanted to investigate, it was too late to get evidence.

"Did you find out about the poisonous snake?"

I only went to Chengqian Palace that day, and was bitten by a poisonous snake when I came back. I'm afraid that An Lingrong knew that it was me who did it, so she chose to retaliate in this way.

The queen was very upset about being bitten by a poisonous snake. After all, she was not young and it took her a long time to recover from the poisoning.

It was only in these few days that my body gradually recovered and I was able to handle some matters concerning the six palaces.

It’s a pity that after sending people to investigate for a long time, they still couldn’t find out who put the poisonous snake into Jingren Palace.

Now she could only suspect An Lingrong, and there was no way she could really sentence her to death on the charge of murdering the Empress.

"I asked openly and secretly--"

Concubine Tian did not ask Lingrong about this matter, so she was particularly unconfident when lying. She hurriedly lowered her head to hide her panic.

“But Lady An and the maids around her were unaware of this. Because she was pregnant, she was too deeply affected by the snake venom and would make a scene from time to time.

Doctor He, whom I often use, has almost become her exclusive imperial physician."

"That day she felt sick in her stomach, was it true?"

"Your Majesty, it was Doctor Zhang who took your pulse that day. I'm afraid Your Majesty still needs to ask Doctor Zhang.

Around that day, it was He Anming who took care of her. Lady An was indeed not feeling well."

Because of Concubine Tian's words, the Queen did recall that it was Doctor Zhang who took the Queen's pulse that day.

The situation of Concubine An was indeed not false, and the royal heir was indeed weak. Even if he was born, he probably wouldn't be able to grow up.

But if it wasn't An Lingrong, who else could have taken advantage of the situation and used the same method to harm himself?

Because she lied, Concubine Tian didn't dare to look up until the Queen said "OK" and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen was very perceptive. She immediately aimed her sharp eyes at Concubine Tian, ​​"What's the matter? Are you hiding something from me?"

Xia Dongchun was also curious. After all, what he had just talked about was related to An Lingrong. Could it be that Concubine Tian knew some secrets of An Lingrong?

Concubine Tian was very nervous at this moment. Her panicked look made the queen even more confused. "You lied."

"Your Highness, I...I actually didn't ask Lady An directly. I only asked the imperial physician privately."

Naturally, the queen did not believe this answer. After all, who would directly ask her whether she was the real murderer behind the scenes?

But Concubine Tian looked ashamed when she said this, as if she was really lying because of this matter.

"That's pretty courageous."

The Queen said this with an ambiguous meaning. Concubine Tian was so frightened that she trembled and slid off the stool. She knelt down and saluted, repeating over and over again that she had really forgotten to test Concubine An.

"My Queen, please trust me. Even if I have the courage of heaven, I would never hide anything from you."

"Jianqiu, go to the Imperial Hospital and ask Dr. He to come over and tell him that I am feeling unwell."

"Yes, Queen."

Jianqiu walked very quickly. The Queen took the opportunity to observe Concubine Tian's expression and found that even though she called He Anming over, Concubine Tian did not seem nervous.

It seems that Concubine Tian did not lie about the imperial physician's pulse diagnosis.

"Have some tea, this Junshan Silver Needle is very good." The Queen held the teacup and blew gently on the tea leaves, "It's not your fault that I was bitten by a poisonous snake.

It can be said that Lady Tian has made contributions. If it weren’t for He Anming, I’m afraid I would have gone to hell by now.”

Concubine Tian was still squatting and paying her respects. She didn't dare to stand up to drink the Junshan Yinzhen drink. The Queen obviously had something else in her words and suspected that she was covering up for An Lingrong.

But she had never done such a thing. She just forgot to interrogate An Lingrong and the palace maids around her. Why should she be accused of such a serious crime?

"The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and the Empress is the wife of the Emperor. They are naturally blessed by Heaven. How could they be poisoned by a small snake?"

These words were pleasant to the ear, and when the queen heard the word "wife", even her expression softened a lot.

"I will go to Chengqian Palace again today and interrogate those maids, Your Majesty."

The Queen had been coaxed into feeling much better, but was then angered again by Concubine Tian's words.

It seems that Concubine Tian really regards An Lingrong as her subordinate, and thinks that the maid around An Lingrong can be interrogated by her at will.

"Okay, get up. It's not good to be seen by your people." The queen finally called her up. Concubine Tian's legs were numb from squatting for a long time. After receiving the order, she naturally refused to continue to kneel down to show her loyalty, so she immediately stood up and sat down.

Xia Dongchun was very quiet at this time. She was watching the excitement from the side. Seeing that Concubine Tian was being scolded, she did not add fuel to the fire or make any ridicule.

Without making the masters of Jingren Palace wait too long, Jianqiu invited He Anming over.

He Anming initially thought that the queen was really ill, and even went to ask Imperial Physician Zhang about the queen's pulse to learn about her recent condition.

I never expected that as soon as I entered the Jingren Palace, there would be three masters sitting on the upper seats, staring at me in unison.

His heart was slightly shaken, and he quickly thought about what these masters wanted to tell him to do.

"Your humble servant greets the Empress, Concubine Tian, ​​and Concubine Xia." He Anming deliberately bowed to several masters one by one so that he could openly see Concubine Tian's expression and guess what she wanted to ask.

Should I say it or not, and should I do it or not.

It’s a pity that Concubine Tian had no expression on her face, and she didn’t take this opportunity to glance at He Anming.

"I asked Doctor He to come here today, not to take your pulse." The Queen spoke first, and she seemed concerned, "I am not feeling well, and I haven't been to Chengqian Palace to see Lady An for a few days.

I sent someone to ask you to come over and ask how Concubine An is doing and whether the heir in her belly is okay."

He Anming understood almost immediately why the Queen had called him here. It seemed that the Queen suspected that Concubine An had done something and used her poor health and the illness of the heir to cover it up.

And this matter, of course, was about the queen being bitten by a poisonous snake.

"I, your humble servant, and Imperial Physician Zhou are both in charge of Lady An's health. Lady An's health has improved a lot in recent days, but the snake venom was very strong and still damaged her foundation."

He sighed, with a look of self-blame on his face, "I am not an expert in medicine, and I can only save the lives of Lady An and the heir to the throne.

As for whether the heir can be born safely and at full term, I cannot guarantee it, and I hope the Queen will forgive me."

The queen nodded, and at this time she reluctantly believed Concubine Tian a little.

An Lingrong probably didn't have the energy to find out who had harmed her, and it would be difficult for her to use the snake's force to counterattack her.

But she still felt something was wrong. The appearance of this poisonous snake was too coincidental. Who else could it be but An Lingrong?

"It was really dangerous for Lady An to be bitten by a poisonous snake. Ding Dong really deserved to die. I don't know how many poisonous snakes are hidden in the palace."

At this time, the Queen was still testing the waters. The poisonous snake that bit the Queen was originally brought into the palace by He Anming, so how could he tell the Queen at this time?

“I and the palace doctors have already prepared snake-repellent powder.

Especially in Chengqian Palace, on the night when Concubine An escaped from danger, we sprinkled medicine powder many times, so there would be no more poisonous snakes hiding there."

He Anming still put the blame on Ding Dong for the poisonous snake. He remained calm and said with great confidence, "I'm afraid there were more than one poisonous snakes that were driven out of Chengqian Palace and accidentally injured the Queen."

This statement was reasonable and the queen had no choice but to believe what He Anming said.

After all, Ding Dong was already dead, so there was no way to ask her how many poisonous snakes she had raised.

"I am fine, but Concubine An is pregnant with the royal heir, so she needs to be taken care of very carefully.

This way, when Imperial Doctor He examines Lady An's pulse in the future, he will come to Jingren Palace to let me know the situation and I will feel more at ease."

He Anming naturally agreed, and he felt a little sorry for himself at this moment.

Telling one lie requires countless lies to cover it up. I am afraid that Concubine An and I are destined to be tied to the same boat.