An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

During these few days, Concubine Duan's health suddenly improved. Her cough and asthma subsided a lot, and her complexion became rosy, no longer as sickly as before.

But after all, she had suffered many years of torture. Even if her body recovered, her appearance had been damaged. Not to mention comparing with Concubine Hua, she could not even compare with Concubine Qi.

Moreover, these two men are much younger than her. Even if they want to get pregnant, it will be easier than at her age. What's more, Concubine Hua is already pregnant.

Now that Concubine Duan is over forty, she wants to win favor in order to make her position more secure.

But the emperor only treated her place as a study. He would come to sleep there from time to time and just chat with her under the quilt.

Fortunately, he still took her face into consideration and did not go directly to Xin Changzai or Yu Guan's woman.

"Empress Hua is a spoiled woman. If the Queen Mother hadn't been paying attention to you, even I would have been kept in the dark by her."

Concubine Duan knew very well that the emperor was the ruler of a country and the affairs of the harem could not be hidden from him.

He closed his eyes and pretended not to know, so I had to pretend to be sad and upset too, thinking that he didn't know.

"She is also sad and needs an outlet to vent." Concubine Duan never mentioned what Concubine Hua had done to her, but instead made excuses for her.

But she couldn't hide the sigh and melancholy on her face, and the emperor couldn't help feeling a trace of guilt when he saw it.

After all, Concubine Duan was the one who took the blame for the Emperor's crime of murdering the royal heir, and the suffering she had endured over the years should not have been borne by her.

"You are always so gentle and docile." The emperor pinched Concubine Duan's shoulders and sighed softly, "Now that Concubine Hua is pregnant again, I'm afraid you will be even more wronged.

I don't want you to feel wronged like this."

The emperor's meaning couldn't be more obvious. Concubine Duan was so smart that she immediately understood, "As long as the emperor pays more attention to me, these grievances are not really grievances.

Concubine Hua will soon have two children to take care of her, and I think she will not embarrass me anymore."

Seeing that Concubine Duan seemed to be thinking about adopting a child, the Emperor was also wondering whether he should fulfill her wish.

After all, she had been childless for many years, half of which was due to herself. Since she was in the palace anyway, it would be fine for her to adopt a princess and raise her as her own.

"Now that Concubine Hua is pregnant, she may not be able to take good care of Wen Yi." The emperor thought about bringing Wen Yi to Chuxiu Palace and asking Concubine Duan to take good care of her.

"Wen Yi has already been listed in the Imperial Edict of Concubine Hua. If I help take care of her, I'm afraid everyone in the harem will gossip about her.

If she mistakenly thinks that I am trying to snatch her offspring, I don’t know how many people will be implicated.”

Wen Yi was weak and sickly, and her biological mother and adoptive mother were both alive. Concubine Duan was not stupid, and she insisted on bringing this hot potato to her side.

As for Concubine Hua, she only uses extreme measures. She seems difficult to defend against, but in fact she is the most harmless.

Cao Qinmo, who is lurking in the dark, is the most frightening. She has the most vicious ideas and I am really afraid that I will be sent to the underworld by her if I am not careful.

Even if he wanted to adopt a concubine, he would choose a concubine with an obscure family background and a low rank.

The child is taken in from the cradle and can become closer to you as he grows up.

The emperor also knew that Wen Yi was not the best choice. But now in the palace, apart from Wen Yi, there was only his daughter Shuhe left.

If Concubine Duan is eyeing Noble Lady An or Concubine Fu's belly... I'm afraid she wants to raise a prince.

It's a good thing to have some thoughts, but if you have too much, it will become annoying.

"I am just worried that Concubine Hua is not good enough to take care of a small child."

"Your Majesty, don't worry."

Concubine Duan just wanted to raise a child to consolidate her position, but she actually had no idea how to raise a child well.

After all, she had a wet nurse and palace maids to take care of her, so all she needed was the title of biological mother.

"Even if Concubine Hua is too busy to take care of her, there are still wet nurses and palace maids to take care of her, so the little princess will naturally be healthy."

Concubine Duan's tone was gentle, but her nonchalant attitude inexplicably hurt the emperor.

The emperor was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and his displeasure was almost overflowing.

He hesitated for a long time before he spoke tentatively, "I'll ask Shuhe to come back and stay for a few days. She has a cheerful personality and I think she will get along well with you."

"I get along well with Xin Changzai, and the same is true with Princess Shuhe."

Concubine Duan smiled softly, as if she really had feelings for Shuhe. "I live with Concubine Xin, and I can go to see the princess with her occasionally, which is a good thing."

This could also be considered a form of rejection. The emperor knew that Concubine Duan had a really big appetite. After being nice to her for just a few days, he began to plan for the bellies of other concubines.

"I originally wanted to ask Shuhe to live in your main palace, but from what you said, you don't want to."

"How could I bear to make things difficult for Concubine Xin? She and I are sisters, and her daughter is my daughter.

Your Majesty, don't be such a bad guy and make Xin Chang feel sad. "

After hearing what Concubine Duan said, the Emperor's intention to test her became more active. "In fact, Concubine Fu and Concubine An are pregnant. They will give birth in about three months."

"Mrs. An is a lucky person. She was bitten by a poisonous snake but she was still safe and sound.

The baby in your belly must be very blessed, and I am very happy just thinking about it."

For some unknown reason, Concubine Duan actually set her eyes on the baby in Lingrong's belly.

She looked at the emperor tentatively, and only spoke boldly when she found that the emperor had no intention of refusing, "Such a blessed son must be blessed by God, and perhaps he can take away the disease in my body as well."

The emperor just hummed, his attitude was quite unclear, and Concubine Duan didn't know whether the emperor had heard what he said.

She looked at the emperor tentatively, "The emperor seems to have lost a lot of weight. I'm afraid he has no appetite with the charcoal fire burning in this winter.

I have asked the palace maids to prepare some appetizing hawthorn snacks, Your Majesty, please have some."

"Next time, I still have some government affairs to deal with." The emperor had no intention of chatting with Concubine Duan in Chuxiu Palace. He tapped the table lightly and left without waiting for Concubine Duan to say more.

After the emperor left, Concubine Duan immediately sent Jixing out to find out where the emperor had gone.

The emperor went out and walked around the imperial garden. After hesitating for a long time, he went straight to Chengqian Palace.

It was already late at this time, and Lingrong had been planning to go to bed, but her plans were disrupted by the emperor.

She had to tidy herself up and force herself to serve the emperor.

But she is already six months pregnant, and even if she dresses up, she will not look better than those beautiful concubines.

Anyway, now is not the time to gain favor by relying on beauty. Ling Rong greeted the emperor with her plain face. Her plain appearance actually made the emperor look at her more.

"You look just like the first time you sleep with me without makeup."

Lingrong didn't believe that the emperor could remember what happened a year ago. She just smiled politely and poured a cup of tea for the emperor.

"Your Majesty has such a good memory, which makes me seem to have a very short memory." Nothing serious happened during the first time she slept with the emperor in this life, so Ling Rong naturally didn't remember it.

But she still vividly remembered that in her previous life, she had slept with the emperor but the emperor disliked her and she was sent back to the Yanx Palace.

Lingrong felt disgusted just thinking about that disgusted look and nonchalant attitude.

"You, I'm afraid your mind is all on this child."

The emperor had a gentle attitude. He glanced at Lingrong's bulging belly from across the table and suddenly became interested in touching it.

The restless baby in the belly finally calmed down, but was awakened by the emperor's touch and began to make a fuss again in the belly.

"This child is naughty and kicks very hard, so he must be a boy."

"If it's a daughter, will the emperor be disappointed?" Although the imperial physician did not tell her the gender of the baby in her belly, Ling Rong had a vague feeling that it was a girl.

It doesn't matter that she herself is not so favored by the emperor, but if her child is not loved by the emperor, her life will be difficult.

"Girls are also fine, they are more considerate." The emperor was concentrating on feeling the child's movements, and his expression was very gentle.

Ling Rong sighed slightly. She stroked the emperor's hand and said with some worry, "Now I am just worried that this child will not be able to carry to full term."

The emperor paused for a moment, he also thought of the incident of Lingrong being bitten by a poisonous snake, and knew that Lingrong was really worried and not taking the opportunity to ask for something from him.

"With the imperial physician here, Rong'er doesn't have to worry too much." The emperor was also worried at this time. He gently stroked Lingrong's belly, "Even if the baby cannot be born full term, there are countless rare medicinal herbs to nourish the child."

Lingrong nodded, rubbed the corners of her eyes, and suppressed the sudden worry in her heart.

As the months went by, Lingrong's mood began to become extremely volatile. Sometimes she would become inexplicably irritated when doing things she liked, and she couldn't even eat her favorite snacks.

She didn't know what was going on, and the imperial physician only said that it was due to her pregnancy and there was no way to solve it for the time being.

You can only ask more people to accompany you and don’t keep your emotions in your heart.

"I know everything. With your words of comfort, I am not afraid anymore."

The emperor put his arm around Lingrong's shoulders and patted her gently on the back.

Lingrong sighed, and finally relaxed her body, leaning in the emperor's arms.

The baby in the belly gradually calmed down and seemed to fall asleep with the moon.

"Rong'er, what do you think of the word Yong'an?"

"The meaning of these two words is simple but contains the meaning of blessing, which is very good." Lingrong guessed that the emperor wanted to give a name to the unborn child, but the emperor did not put his heart into it, and the name also contained the word "An".

It is taboo to respect the elders. It is not appropriate to use the same word for the child and the mother.

However, Lingrong could see that the emperor had not put much thought into naming Princess Wen Yi. He just picked two characters with good meanings at random, without considering the queen's face at all.

"I was thinking of using these two words as the child's title..."

"Your Majesty." Ling Rong gently interrupted the emperor. She left the emperor's arms and stroked her belly with her hand, "If it's a boy, this name won't be suitable.

After I give birth to my child, I will have time to think about the title and name."

"Rong'er just said it was a girl, but now she is hoping it's a boy." The emperor didn't take it seriously and instead teased Lingrong.

Lingrong just didn't want to decide on the title right away. No matter what the emperor thought, he would forget about it in a few months anyway.

"Actually, there is one more thing today." The emperor sat down again, he slowly sipped his tea, his tone quite nonchalant.

"Concubine Duan talked to me today about the baby in Rong'er's belly. Although she hasn't seen it yet, she seems to like it very much."

The smile on Lingrong's face was inevitably a little stiff. She had never expected that Concubine Duan would actually set her sights on her belly.

A sickly concubine who spent all day thinking about taking away other people's children had a truly vicious mind.

Lingrong was already sensitive during her pregnancy, and she couldn't help feeling disgusted with Concubine Duan.

He even began to suspect that Concubine Duan was not forced by the Emperor to abort Nian Shilan's child.

It was because she was jealous of Nian Shilan that she took advantage of the situation and harmed Nian Shilan's child.

"I have never met Concubine Duan before," Ling Rong blinked her eyes and spoke casually, "Your Majesty cares about me and my child. I will definitely thank you in the future."

"She likes children," the emperor's test did not end, "Rong'er can bring the child with her when the time comes, which will be the best thank you gift."

Lingrong was really choked by the emperor's words. She stopped stroking and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Your Majesty, you are really bold to ask someone to carry the child over personally.

"The child is so young, it's time to take care of him. If I bring him to visit Concubine Duan, I'm afraid she will be annoyed by the noise.

After all, the queen is currently recovering from an illness, so it is better for her to calm down."

How could Lingrong bear to see her child being taken away? The emperor had clearly promised to promote her to the position of concubine, but now he had completely forgotten about it.

He himself was given away by the Queen Mother, so he spent all day trying to test the concubines who had pregnant daughters to see if they were willing to give their children away for the sake of wealth and glory.

Even your own son and daughter are jealous. How foolish!

Fortunately, the emperor finally calmed down and stopped making probing remarks.

Ling Rong wiped her eyes intentionally, as if she had just understood the emperor's meaning. With tears in her eyes, she spoke rather aggrievedly, "Your Majesty... do you want to send our child to Chuxiu Palace?

I am reluctant to let the child go. Your Majesty, please don’t take the child away from me.”

"Look at you, you're always thinking about random things."

The emperor couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when Lingrong pointed it out so bluntly.

He picked up the cup and took a sip of the somewhat cold tea. Unexpectedly, when he raised his eyes, Ling Rong's tearful eyes came into view.

The emperor was somewhat moved at this time. A little noble who always did what he wanted was now willing to contradict him for the sake of the child. It turned out that he was sincere towards the child.

Unlike Cao Qinmo, she was not moved at all by Wen Yi's departure and did not even go to the Yangxin Palace to beg me.

Just like that, she gave the child to Concubine Hua, who was of higher status and more favored. She was truly blinded by wealth and glory.

"Since I have promised you the position of concubine, I will not go back on my word." The emperor was patient and his tone softened, "The child does not need to go to the prince's residence and can be raised by Rong'er."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Lingrong wiped her cheeks and stopped crying, but she did not intend to let Concubine Duan go just like that, otherwise she would not know what this woman was planning behind her back.

Why not give Concubine Duan a big gift and ask her to put her eyes back on Concubine Hua's belly.