An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

On the second day, the reward that Concubine Hua had been dreaming of finally arrived. Su Peisheng walked into the Yikun Palace with a happy face, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Concubine Hua was so happy that she wiped her hair proudly and tightly pursed her lips to hide her smile.

"Why did Eunuch Su come here so early in the morning?"

"The emperor has bestowed upon me a reward. I will definitely tell your majesty about this happy event as soon as possible." Su Peisheng bowed repeatedly, looking even happier than Concubine Hua herself.

"Eunuch Su, please announce the decree first. I have asked Songzhi to prepare the reward, and yours will definitely not be left out."

"Oh, then thank you, Your Majesty." Su Peisheng received a lot of rewards on weekdays, but compared with this from Concubine Hua, what other concubines gave was just a drop in the bucket.

Even if he was not greedy for money, he would inevitably be captured by such a big deal.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims that Nian Gengyao has made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion of Qinghai and other ethnic minorities, and hereby grants him the first-class Ashaniha hereditary title, which will be inherited by his second son, Nian Fu..."

Concubine Hua was happily waiting for the imperial edict to confer her the title of Imperial Concubine, but who knew that the edict had already been issued.

Her joy suddenly ended, and she stood there in a daze, not getting up for a long time to respond.

Su Peisheng winked at Lingzhi who was squatting nearby, and Lingzhi immediately and swiftly helped Concubine Hua to stand up.

Concubine Hua still didn't believe it at this time. She looked up anxiously and asked Su Peisheng if the emperor had any other orders.

"This decree has already been read out during the court session. Because Your Majesty requested a title for the Second Young Master Nian, the Emperor specifically asked me to come and read the decree so that Your Majesty can also be happy."

Su Peisheng did not answer Concubine Hua's question. He only had an imperial edict in his hand. The Emperor had never thought of promoting Concubine Hua to Imperial Concubine, so naturally there would not be a second imperial edict.

"Impossible... The Emperor clearly said that he would promote me to Imperial Noble Consort..." Concubine Hua murmured to herself. She didn't believe that the Emperor was unwilling to promote her to Imperial Noble Consort. There must be someone interfering. It must be - yes, it must be that old woman, the Queen!

She had looked reluctant yesterday, and even forced me to bow to her in the name of giving her a gift.

How can someone as jealous as this deal with the Empress Dowager?

Su Peisheng stood aside and carefully watched the expression on Concubine Hua's face, sometimes sad, sometimes angry, and now resentful.

“The Emperor also specially rewarded the Empress with tribute fabrics from the Western Regions, which were light and thin but extremely windproof.

Even the patterns on the clothes were painted by the emperor himself, and the gemstones and pearls used for decoration were also selected by the emperor from his private storehouse.

Two days later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will deliver the finished clothes to the Empress."

Concubine Hua forced a smile and motioned Songzhi to hand the reward to Su Peisheng, "I am very happy. Eunuch Su must thank the emperor on my behalf."

"Oh, there's no need for me to tell you. The Emperor knows you best. I'm afraid he can guess what words of thanks you said."

After listening to Su Peisheng talking about the emperor's affection for her, Concubine Hua's expression gradually improved. "Eunuch Su is good at talking. You can make the emperor's affection even a thousand times."

"If this is the case, Su Peisheng has committed a serious crime of disrespect," Su Peisheng was about to speak when he was interrupted by the emperor who had just walked in.

Su Peisheng knew that the emperor was exaggerating on purpose, but he still bowed and confessed his guilt.

When Concubine Hua saw the emperor coming, she immediately rushed to his side and saluted. Her eyes were filled with grievance, but she still spoke for Su Peisheng.

"Eunuch Su was just following my wishes and saying a few words to cheer me up. It's not disrespectful."

"Of course it's not disrespectful," the emperor lowered his hand and helped Concubine Hua up. He waved his hand and told Su Peisheng to go down, "because what he said is indeed the truth."

Concubine Hua stared at the emperor in a daze. She could hardly believe her ears. Was the emperor's love for her really that deep?

"Is what the emperor said true?"

Concubine Hua was eager to seek the emperor's answer, but the emperor remained silent and dismissed all the palace servants.

After all, since Concubine Hua was not promoted, he had to spend more time and effort to appease her.

Although the emperor comforted her, Concubine Hua still asked someone to check which concubines' palaces the emperor had visited yesterday.

As expected, the emperor went to the palace of the empress dowager and the queen. But what was even more strange was that after leaving Jingren Palace, the emperor went to Chuxiu Palace and stayed in Concubine Duan's palace that night.

Concubine Hua was extremely disgusted with Concubine Duan, and even began to think that this woman was secretly instigating and was unwilling to let the Emperor promote her.

But she secretly told herself that with her position as Concubine Duan in the emperor's heart, it would be impossible to shake the emperor's mind.

It must be those two old ladies, the Queen and the Queen Mother, who tried every means to stop me from becoming the Imperial Noble Consort.

It seems that she is afraid that Ulanala's glory will be ruined, and Concubine Hua knows it very well. But because of this, she wants to do everything she can to make it happen.

Since she can't sit on the same throne as the Vice Queen as the Imperial Noble Consort, why not find a way to directly sit on the throne of the Queen?

Lingrong was unaware of these changes. She was now planning to create some obstacles for Concubine Duan. However, Concubine Duan was very cautious, and it would not be easy even if one wanted to bribe the maids around her.

"My lady, you haven't had a good rest these past few days, but you still feel uncomfortable in your stomach?" Zhaoshui put away the burnt moxa sticks one by one, "Otherwise, let's ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."

"Let's ask the imperial physician to come over tomorrow." Lingrong actually knew very well that her insomnia was not caused by stomach discomfort, but for peace of mind, she finally agreed to Zhaoshui's suggestion.

"The young master is just too worried," Aunt Fang Jing sighed. She gathered the tea leaves that had been dried during the day and was about to stuff them into a cloth bag to use as a pillow. "I'm afraid she heard that Concubine Duan was planning to snatch the young master away, and she was so worried that she couldn't sleep."

Lingrong nodded, but in fact she was not worried about the child being taken away, but was worried about how to make Concubine Duan remember this lesson.

But the palace of Concubine Duan was heavily guarded, and it was impossible to bribe a useful person in a short time.

"My lady, why do you need to worry about this? The Emperor has already agreed to promote you to a concubine, and you will be kept by his side. No matter whether she is Consort Duan or Consort Gui, no one can take you away.

Even if you are worried, you should always be worried."

Zhaoshui smiled and comforted Lingrong. She was never idle. She just put away the moxa sticks and ran over to massage Lingrong's swollen legs.

Originally, Lingrong had no idea what to do, but as soon as Zhaoshui mentioned Fu Changzai, she had a plan in mind.

Since she is pregnant, why not use the method of killing someone with a borrowed knife?

If you care about the baby in your belly, you will naturally care about happiness as well.

Now that she has been able to remain pregnant safely under the protection of the Queen, dealing with a Concubine Duan should be no problem for her.

"How can I sleep well if Concubine Duan wants a child so much?" Ling Rong held her forehead and sighed heavily, "I'm afraid even Concubine Fu will hear about this embarrassing situation. I wonder if she will be worried too."

Zhaoshui blinked her eyes, her hands moving without stopping, and she understood the meaning of Lingrong's words.

"Yes, Concubine Duan is always thinking about the child, I'm afraid Concubine Fu has also been targeted.

Seeing that the young lady has been feeling depressed these days, I will go to the Yanx Palace tomorrow and invite Concubine Xia to have a chat with her.

Xia Changzai is cheerful and likes to make jokes and laugh. I'm sure the young lady will be in a good mood after seeing her."

Lingrong nodded. As long as Zhaoshui went to the Yanx Palace and said a few words about Concubine Duan's intention to steal someone else's offspring, she wouldn't have to worry about Concubine Fu not thinking too much.

There's no need to even say much. Just vaguely saying that the only two pregnant women of low rank in the palace are Concubine An and Concubine Fu... is enough.

"But...if Concubine Duan knew about this..."

"Since she wants it and has told the emperor, won't that scare others?"

Ling Rong stroked her chest and pretended to be frightened. "I've been having serious nightmares lately. I often dream that someone wants to take my child away. I have to see the imperial physician tomorrow."

Aunt Fang Jing knew that her master had a plan in mind, so she said no more. The pillow core of the tea pillow was finally ready, and she slowly rubbed it and spread it out.

"This tea pillow will be ready in a few days. My lady, use it as a pillow to sleep. I believe your nightmares will be relieved."

"Aunt has worked hard." Ling Rong pinched her brows. Even during pregnancy, she had to use some tricks. It was really tiring.

When she thought about having to pretend to have a nightmare the next day, Ling Rong couldn't sleep well. As a result, He Anming came over and saw the dark circles under her eyes. He was so scared that he came over to take her pulse immediately.

"Young master, this is..." He Anming held his breath and carefully felt the pulse for a long time before he finally felt relieved.

"I just didn't sleep well last night." Ling Rong forced herself to hold back a yawn, tears welling up in her eyes. "I haven't checked the child's pulse for a few days. Is the child okay?"

He Anming looked at Ling Rong's appearance and wondered whether he should prescribe another tranquilizing soup for her. However, the soup contained a lot of cinnabar and should not be consumed during pregnancy.

"The heir is still in good health now," He Anming was about to say something but stopped. He looked up at Ling Rong and said, "Forgive me for saying too much, my lady is worrying too much. Worrying hurts the spleen, and worry hurts the lungs. If you are still like this in a few days, I can only prescribe some Tianwang Buxin Pills for you."

"Okay, but..." Ling Rong managed to hold back her second yawn before speaking again, "But there is one thing I need your help with."

He Anming listened quietly to Ling Rong's instructions. He just wrote down on the pulse record that Ling Rong suffered from insomnia due to nightmares.

It wasn't a big deal, so he agreed readily.

"Not only that," Ling Rong said in a serious tone, "Even if Concubine Tian asked, I hope that Doctor He would give this answer."

"I understand." He Anming also did not hesitate. He did not know what Ling Rong was planning, but even if it was a big event, no one would find out anything from the nightmare syndrome.

Seeing that he agreed, Lingrong did not stay any longer. She just told him to remember to prepare medicine to cure the nightmare, and asked Zhaoshui to send him out.

After all, I have to meet Xia Dongchun later. If I don’t get some good sleep, she will definitely give me a headache. Then I don’t need to sleep tonight, as the nightmare syndrome will be confirmed.

Just as Ling Rong was about to go to sleep, Aunt Fang Jing coaxed her to get up and drink a bowl of bitter medicine. Ling Rong's tongue was numbed by the bitter taste, and she lay on the couch for a long time without being able to fall asleep.

Even until Zhaoshui invited Xia Dongchun over, she still looked listless, which made Xia Dongchun roll his eyes.

"What kind of person is this? He invited people over and didn't even offer them a cup of tea."

Xia Dongchun hadn't seen Ling Rong for a long time and had a lot to say, but when he saw her like this, he became furious.

Fortunately, Zhao Shui was smart and served the tea in time. Xia Dongchun looked at the excellent Lu'an tea and drank a big sip out of courtesy.

"Why, you got so scared when you heard someone was trying to snatch the child?"

Ling Rong remained silent. She nodded, raised her handkerchief and pressed it to her eyes, ready to cry in front of Xia Dongchun.

"Hey! You..." Xia Dongchun looked so disappointed that she pulled her handkerchief and stood up. "I'll go and ask the Queen. Can the whole palace take her surname Qi? She can take whoever's child she wants?"

"Chang Zai..." When Ling Rong heard that Xia Dongchun was going to find the Empress immediately, she didn't bother to pretend to cry. She called Xia Dongchun directly, "I have already told the Emperor."

"What did the emperor say?" Xia Dongchun heard that Ling Rong had told the emperor, so he took two quick steps and sat next to Ling Rong, "The emperor probably didn't agree."

"In fact, it was the Emperor himself who mentioned that Concubine Duan wanted the child in my womb."

Xia Dongchun felt that the corners of her mouth were twitching. She didn't know what expression to make at this moment. In her heart, she was glad that she didn't really go to find the Queen.

After all, he is the emperor, who dares to disobey his wishes?

"It's just that I was poisoned by a snake, so this pregnancy is not stable. The emperor just tried to test me a little and didn't say anything more."

Ling Rong sighed, and she held Xia Dongchun's hand, "Empress Hua is in a high position and has great power, so Concubine Duan didn't dare to take action against her, so she chose to take action against people like me and Fu Changzai who are of low position and pregnant with children."

"A sickly girl who only bullies the weak and fears the strong, making such a big fuss, I thought she was Concubine Hua."

Xia Dongchun laughed sarcastically, and she told the story of how Concubine Hua said proudly in Jingren Palace that day that she would be promoted to Imperial Concubine.

It’s a pity that Concubine Hua did not get what she wanted. She must have been afraid of being laughed at by the other concubines, so she has not paid her respects to the Empress in the past few days.

"I'm afraid Concubine Duan wants to imitate Concubine Hua and adopt a child so that she can also have her own child."

Although Xia Dongchun didn't know what Concubine Duan was thinking, she could guess roughly what was going on. "It's impossible for the matter of having a child to come true every time."

"Noble Concubine Hua has finally gotten what she wanted. No wonder Concubine Duan is so anxious to have a child."

Lingrong knew best how Concubine Hua got pregnant. The idea of ​​having a child was just Concubine Hua's wishful thinking.

In fact, it's not impossible to ask Concubine Duan to be pregnant, but I'm afraid I'll have to prepare some spices to help her get excited.