An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Xia Changzai sees things more clearly than Hui Guiren. She knows that competing for favor is very necessary in the harem."

Xia Dongchun was having fun holding Youning, but she couldn't help feeling scared when she thought of the day Lingrong would give birth.

"Let me ask you, how did Mo Mei and Qiu Tong handle it at that time?"

These two people secretly harmed Lingrong on the day she gave birth. If she hadn't been careful, she would have had a hemorrhage and lost her life.

But the emperor took the two men away that day, and no news came for a month.

Lingrong understood that the master behind these two people could be no other than the Queen.

The emperor found out the truth, but he could not reprimand the queen during this turbulent time, so he deliberately concealed it from others.

Ling Rong really didn't ask. Even though the emperor lingered in Chengqian Palace for several days, she never opened her mouth to force the emperor to give an answer.

"I only know that these two are still being held in the Ministry of Punishment."

"Yes, they are still in the Ministry of Punishment." Xia Dongchun returned Youning to the nurse and sat down in front of Lingrong, "It was just a few days after entering the Ministry of Punishment, the two of them were almost poisoned to death.

If Su Peisheng hadn't happened to interrogate these two people, I'm afraid you would never have the chance to know the truth behind it."

Unexpectedly, the Queen failed twice in a row. Lingrong shook her head and sighed that these methods could only be used in the harem.

Use it in front of the Emperor, who has a sticky rod and a blood-dropping gun, and it will be clear in just one night.

Ling Rong and the other person were sitting in the hall. She waved her hand to dismiss the rest of the people before she spoke with peace of mind.

"Although I don't know the truth, according to what Concubine Xia said, the emperor already knows the truth."

Lingrong was curious. Xia Dongchun was the Queen's person. Now that the Queen was exposed in front of the Emperor, what choice would she make?

"What does it matter if you know the truth? Now that a month has passed, isn't this matter still hanging in the air and refusing to be settled?"

Xia Dongchun shook his head and sighed, stroking his nonexistent beard like an old scholar. "In my opinion, if the person behind the scenes fails in his first move, he will come up with another one. You, better be careful."

Ling Rong looked at Xia Dongchun's seemingly casual look, but she couldn't help feeling a chill in her heart.

Could it be that the Queen ordered Xia Dongchun to harm herself and You Ning? !

Xia Dongchun just held the child in his arms, could it be possible that he has already done it?

Ling Rong subconsciously looked at You Ning, and immediately rushed over to check You Ning's pulse.

But Youning was still smiling, and there didn't seem to be anything wrong.

"Don't worry, the child is innocent. Who would be willing to attack such a delicate and lovely little princess?"

Xia Dongchun was still smiling. She didn't seem to care that Lingrong suspected her of murdering Youning. Instead, she allowed Lingrong to look at her with a wary look.

It is human nature to worry about children, and Xia Dongchun understands this.

"No wonder Concubine Xia came to Chengqian Palace to see Youning today. It turns out she wanted you to do something to me and the child."

Ling Rong was furious. She was worried that Xia Dongchun would say something harmful, but she didn't expect that Xia Dongchun would actually attack her.

I could still tolerate it if someone attacked me, but I would be turned against him if he attacked my child.

"Alright, alright, what's with that look?" Xia Dongchun was startled by Ling Rong's cold eyes. She picked up the tea and took a sip. "I didn't really do anything."

Seeing Lingrong's eyes still full of doubt, Xia Dongchun pursed her lips, even stood up and opened her hands and turned around, her tone helpless but with some strange doting, "Really not, you believe me."

Ling Rong looked at her for a long time, until Xia Dongchun rubbed her fingers a little helplessly, then nodded and asked her to sit down, "Then what does the Queen want you to do?"

Seeing that Ling Rong's eyes had softened a lot, Xia Dongchun finally felt relieved and sat down again.

"The Queen is planning to..." Xia Dongchun hummed in confusion, "Huh?! How do you know it's the Queen's?"

"Apart from the Empress, who else in the palace can order the eldest daughter of the Xia family around?"

Besides, as soon as you entered the palace, you followed the Queen's orders. Anyone who is not a fool would know that it is the Queen.

Ling Rong didn't say this out loud. After all, Xia Dongchun still felt that she had hidden it well, and saying it out loud would only make her suspicious.

"Then there are the emperor and the empress dowager." Xia Dongchun didn't even think about it and directly pulled out the emperor and the empress dowager.

Lingrong pursed her lips speechlessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"The Queen didn't tell me what to do, she just asked me to chat with you more recently and keep in touch with you."

This means that the queen has not yet figured out her next move, but she does want to use Xia Dongchun to harm herself.

It's a pity that she didn't expect that Xia Dongchun would turn against her so easily and tell Lingrong all the Queen's plans.

In fact, Lingrong did not expect that Xia Dongchun would betray the queen so easily.

"But if we were just trying to keep in touch, how could you say someone was going to attack Youning and me?"

"You must be so perceptive, An Lingrong." Xia Dongchun looked frustrated. She thought An Lingrong would not think of this. "The Queen gave me a packet of medicine powder and asked me to find a chance to put it in your teacup."

Xia Dongchun took out a packet of medicine powder from his sleeve, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Ling Rong, "He Anming has checked it, it's safflower."

Ling Rong picked up the package and just took a quick sniff, and confirmed that it was indeed safflower powder.

It seems that the queen is still worried and wants to eliminate the possibility of herself getting pregnant again. For this reason, she is even willing to give up Xia Dongchun, a capable chess piece.

But Xia Dongchun plays a very important role in the harem, and Lingrong feels that the queen will not give up Xia Dongchun so easily.

The most likely scenario is that the Queen had already bribed people in Chengqian Palace, and Xia Dongchun just needed to contact that person to take action, without having to do it herself.

But who was the person who was bribed?

"Xia Changzai won't do it herself, right? Who is that person?"

"I don't know yet. Well... I'm afraid it will take some time before the Queen will tell me." Xia Dongchun likes the tea here at Lingrong. After finishing one cup, she has another.

Lingrong frowned, feeling that the Queen's move was incomprehensible to her.

Even if she harmed herself again, what would it matter? The emperor had already begun to suspect her, and another incident would only confirm the queen's guilt.

The queen wouldn't be so stupid as to attack herself in such a dangerous moment.

But according to Xia Dongchun's words, the queen did make this preparation.

"I always feel like...something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Xia Dongchun put down the teacup. She held the packet of powder and looked at it from left to right. "Could it be that this medicine is fake? He Anming shouldn't be that stupid."

"The medicine is indeed real." Ling Rong looked at Xia Dongchun again. Although she was a little hesitant, she still asked, "Murdering a concubine is a serious crime. Xia Changzai told me so confidently. Aren't you afraid that I will take the medicine and tell the emperor directly?"

"What is there to be afraid of? I didn't do anything. Even if the emperor is sitting in this hall now, I still have something to say."

Xia Dongchun just felt that Ling Rong was very suspicious. If he really wanted to harm her, he didn't know how many ways he could do it.

No one would be stupid enough to do it himself and leave the handle to others.

"Compared to you, the Queen is even less trustworthy. She gave me a string of red musk beads."

Xia Dongchun had a bitter face. She never expected that the queen whom she trusted the most would secretly give her musk beads in an attempt to prevent her from getting pregnant for the rest of her life.

So that's what happened. Lingrong suddenly remembered that when she was in Yuanmingyuan, she smelled the fragrance of Xia Dongchun. I guess the queen gave Xia Dongchun the fragrance beads at that time.

No wonder Xia Dongchun directly betrayed the queen and told me about this.

Lingrong didn't believe that Xia Dongchun had such a good relationship with her that she would betray the Queen. If the Queen's methods had not been exposed, Xia Dongchun might have really wanted to attack her.

It's true, no one in this palace is trustworthy.

Even Xia Dongchun, who seems to be harmless, will one day murder himself for the sake of profit.

Ling Rong's mood suddenly became depressed. She no longer had any intention to chat with Xia Dongchun. The two looked at each other in silence for a long time before Ling Rong asked Zhaoshui to take her away.

Xia Dongchun was still a little reluctant when she left. She turned around and looked at Ling Rong several times until Ling Rong smiled and waved to her, then she left happily.

Zhaoshui didn't know what was wrong with the two of them. She cleaned up the tea sets that Xia Dongchun had used, "My lady, is there something wrong?"

Lingrong nodded. She was still thinking about who in Chengqian Palace had been bribed by the Queen.

We have clearly screened them time and time again, so why do these traitors keep popping up?

"Check the people in the palace again. The Queen is up to something evil again."

Zhao Shui paused as he was cleaning up the mess and felt helpless. This Empress would bribe the palace maids every time she took action.

In the end, all the sins were pushed onto those poor palace servants, who were beaten to death at will and thrown into mass graves.

"In the eyes of the Queen, the lives of these palace servants are not even as valuable as grass. I don't know why they are so desperate to work for the Queen."

"The benefits are so great that anyone would be tempted." Ling Rong sighed. After thinking about it, she felt that the Queen might have decided to kill the mother and keep the son.

As long as she died, the emperor would not need to give any explanation, and the queen would naturally not be punished and could still sit on the position of queen safely.

Her own father was a useless man. Even though he knew that his daughter's death in the palace was suspicious, he would never try to find out the truth.

Even the queen could send him away with just a little silver. Maybe my mother would be sad for me, but she could do nothing except shed tears.

I have no one to rely on at all. No matter what time, I can only survive cautiously in this palace.

But fortunately, I have my daughter, Zhaoshui and a small pond by my side now, so I am not alone anymore.

"Let's investigate thoroughly. No matter what, we can't let them have the chance to hurt Youning."

"I know." Zhaoshui wiped the table again and refilled the tea for Lingrong. "Do you want to show this powder to Doctor He?"

"He has already seen it. This powder should be disposed of immediately. Leaving it behind will cause trouble."

Zhaoshui didn't ask any more questions. When she picked it up, she smelled the unique fragrance mixed with a slightly bitter taste. This packet of medicinal powder was undoubtedly safflower.

"In another hour, Imperial Physician He will come to see the princess. If you are worried, why not ask Imperial Physician He to help check Chengqian Palace."

Ling Rong nodded. She was worried at the moment and wished she could turn Chengqian Palace upside down and clean out all the dirty things.

Fortunately, Xia Dongchun gave the news in time, so Chengqian Palace is still safe for the time being.

He Anming carefully checked Youning's bedroom. It was clean and there was nothing that shouldn't be there.

As for Lingrong's bedroom, as an outsider, he was not allowed to enter, so he could only wait for Zhao Shui to take out the things and check them one by one.

"It seems that there is nothing dirty at the moment." He Anming had just helped Xia Changzai check the incense beads and medicine powder two days ago, so he was a little worried. "Why not take the young lady's jewelry and other things to have a look as well."

Zhao Shui responded, then hurried to the bedroom to take out the dressing box, and asked He Anming to check it again.

Those jewels were also very clean, not like the beads worn by Xia Dongchun, which were filled with musk.

"My lord, you can rest assured now."

Ling Rong glanced at He Anming, and felt relieved to hear that there was no problem.

It’s just that the Queen is like a sword hanging over your head. If you didn’t know that the Queen had such evil intentions, it would be fine. At least you could live a peaceful life for a few days.

Now that I know the Queen is going to take action, although I have done my best to prepare, I still feel uneasy.

He Anming looked at Ling Rong's furrowed brows and knew that she was very anxious, but she had no solution. "I think that my lady does not need to worry so much.

The princess's eating utensils have all been checked by Aunt Fangjing, and the young lady has ordered Zhaoshui to take close care of them, so it is impossible for an ordinary person to get them.

But my lady has a very sensitive sense of smell, and drugs like musk cannot harm her.

If you are worried about poison, you can minimize the risk by testing with a silver needle before eating.

Finally, please trust me. As long as you are still alive, I will find a way to get you back from the King of Hell."

These words were really bold. Ling Rong slightly widened her eyes and looked at He Anming.

"Is Doctor He's medical skills so superb?"

Unexpectedly, He Anming shook his head and smiled. He cupped his hands and saluted, "My humble medical skills are not bad. If you cannot trust others, you might as well trust me for the time being."

"But you don't seem worthy of trust either." Ling Rong shook her head. She still remembered that this man had treated Zhen Huan.

If He Anming fell in love with Zhen Huan like Prince Guo or Wen Shichu, it would be absolutely unbelievable.

"It seems that the young lady knows that I have examined Concubine Zhen." He Anming did not hide it and even took the initiative to explain, "The emperor ordered, and I have to obey."