An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Regardless of whether Ling Rong was reluctant or not, the Queen still stuffed the white jade Guanyin into her hands.

Even after the greetings were over, the Queen asked Jianqiu to remind Lingrong to send Guanyin to Yiku Palace as soon as possible.

"My lady, what is the Queen doing..."

"As we said before, she has already taken action against Noble Nian, and I am the scapegoat she chose."

Ling Rong looked at the Guanyin in Zhao Shui's hand and couldn't help curling her lips. She even thought about throwing the thing away and not sending it over.

"But this thing still needs to be given away. What should I do, my lady?" Zhaoshui held the box and looked around, but couldn't think of any solution for a moment.

"What else can we do? Go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Jiang to go to Yikun Palace together to deliver this great gift to Noble Lady Nian."

Lingrong would definitely not obediently become the scapegoat, so she asked two imperial doctors to come along and help Nobleman Nian take a good look at his body to avoid any unnecessary mistakes.

"But...will the Queen reprimand us for inviting the imperial physician to discredit the Queen's intention of sending gifts?"

"How could that be? After all, I still need to send some pregnancy precautions to Lady Nian, and the supplements from the imperial physician will be more complete."

In fact, Lingrong felt that she might not even be able to enter the Yiku Palace.

After all, Nian Shilan changed from a noble concubine to a noble lady, although there is only one word difference, but it is a world of difference.

Moreover, her position was one level lower than mine, so according to the rules she should salute me.

But Nian Shilan looked down on her family background and her petty character, so how could she really perform the ceremony?

Therefore, Lingrong simply did not return to Chengqian Palace, but went directly to the Imperial Garden to rest. After inviting Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Jiang, Lingrong led a group of people to knock on the door of Yiku Palace.

As Lingrong expected, Concubine Nian refused to meet her, so Lingrong had to have the white jade Guanyin examined by two imperial doctors at the door before handing it over to Songzhi.

"This is a gift from the Queen to Noble Lady Nian. Miss Songzhi, please keep it well."

"Yes, Lady An."

In fact, the only two people who can be called "Empress" in the palace are the Empress Dowager and the Empress. In the past, those concubines were called that only to show respect.

Lingrong didn't expect that Songzhi, who was under Shilan's command, would actually call her "Queen" when she was a concubine. It was really strange.

"Miss Songzhi, you are too polite."

Seeing that the things had been handed over, Lingrong was about to leave, but was stopped by Songzhi.

"Madam An, I have something to ask you." Songzhi held the box and bowed slightly. "My madam has had trouble sleeping at night in recent days, but the imperial physician can't find the cause. Did you have this problem when you were pregnant?"

Ling Rong thought about it for a while, "This situation did happen during my pregnancy, and it was mostly caused by anxiety.

But this matter cannot be taken lightly. Since the queen is fine, Miss Songzhi might as well ask the imperial physician to take a look at the furnishings in the palace."

Ling Rong glanced at the two imperial doctors beside her and said, "Ms. Songzhi is very familiar with these two imperial doctors. Why don't you ask Noble Nian to see if we should check the situation in the palace?"

After saying this, Ling Rong did not stay any longer. She found an excuse to go back and prepare rewards for the two imperial doctors, and then left.

She had no interest in helping Nian Shilan find out what had happened in the palace. The baby in Nian Shilan's belly was not her own, so there was no need for her to go to great lengths to help.

If the queen does something, if I intervene rashly, I will get myself into trouble.

Now that Gardenia has gone to the imperial court, the Queen must have known that it was she who discovered her opportunity and did something behind the scenes.

Gardenia, the chess piece placed in Chengqian Palace, is useless. The Queen must either find a way to bribe another one, or leave Chengqian Palace and get involved with Nian Shilan again.

However, the hatred between Nian Shilan and herself was not really deep. If the Queen had not intended to bring herself down in order to cover up the mistakes she had made, she would not have been so distressed.

Because no matter whether it is Zhen Huan or Concubine Duan, either one of them is more suitable to be the scapegoat than herself.

"My lady, it's April and the crabapple blossoms are still there. Why don't you take Princess Youning out for a walk?"

Zhaoshui is now often with Youning. Whenever he sees these beautiful flowers and grasses, he will think of taking Youning out to play.

"Okay, then you can go to the palace and bring Youning out with Aunt Fangjing. I will be waiting for you in Jiangxuexuan."

"But then there will be no one to serve the young lady, and I am worried..." Zhaoshui still remembered that Huanbi pushed Concubine Hui into the water, so she didn't dare to leave Lingrong here alone.

"It's okay. Someone is coming." Lingrong raised her chin and gestured to Zhaoshui to look at Concubine Cao who was carrying Wen Yi from behind.

When Concubine Cao saw Lingrong and her servant, she immediately carried Wen Yi to pay her respects to Lingrong.

"No need to be so polite, sister, please take a seat together." Ling Rong smiled and called Cao Qinmo to sit down together, "Your Excellency entered the palace before me, so it's not too much for me to call you sister."

"Princess An's rank is higher than mine. It's really embarrassing for me to address her like this." Concubine Cao held Wen Yi and sat down obediently.

Lingrong waved her hand and told Zhaoshui to go back and fetch Youning. She touched Wen Yi's soft cheek first and smiled very happily.

"I haven't seen Wen Yi since I was in the Old Summer Palace. Now that I see her, she is still as lovely as ever."

Wen Yi was not scared when someone suddenly touched her cheek. She snuggled in Concubine Cao's arms and even reached out to grab Ling Rong's fingers.

"Princess An was busy with her pregnancy, so she was naturally busy." Concubine Cao shielded the fallen petals for Wen Yi. She didn't want to talk about Wen Yi, so she talked about You Ning instead, "Why didn't you bring Princess You Ning out for a walk today?"

“It’s all because of the Queen Mother. She asked me to deliver the White Jade Guanyin to Noble Lady Nian, so I was late in bringing Youning out to play.

Now Zhaoshui has gone back to pick her up, and I will ask her two sisters to meet them later."

Ling Rong sighed. She deliberately mentioned Nian Shilan just to see how far the relationship between these two people had deteriorated.

Cao Qinmo's expression remained unchanged, she just hugged Wen Yi tighter, "As for Noble Nian, you couldn't even enter the gate of Yikun Palace."

"Sister, your guess is correct. Noble Nian refused to see me. However, Miss Songzhi mentioned that Noble Nian has been unable to sleep for the past few days, and even the imperial physician could not figure out the reason."

Cao Qinmo just nodded, "I think it's because of the Nian family's affairs. Lady Nian has been trying to plead with the emperor, but the emperor refused to see her."

"The matter of the Nian family cannot be resolved by a few words of pleas from Noble Nian." Ling Rong sighed helplessly, "But now that she is pregnant, maybe she can really ask the emperor for mercy."

"Yes, she is going to have her own child now." But she held on to my Wen Yi tightly and refused to let go.

"It's a good thing, now that she's pregnant, maybe she can understand how it feels to be a mother," Ling Rong touched Wen Yi's little hand, pretending to be completely unaware, "Look, our little Wen Yi is back with her mother.

It can be seen that Mr. Nian still has some kindness in his heart."

Cao Qinmo shook her head. She secretly thought that it was impossible for Noble Nian to have a kind heart. "My sister's evaluation of Noble Nian is really special."

"Ah... Could it be that the emperor asked for Wen Yi to be sent back to Qixiang Palace?" Ling Rong looked surprised, but then she became happy. "If that's the case, I think Wen Yi will be registered under my sister's name again."

"Not yet... On the contrary, Noble Lady Nian has been wanting to bring Wen Yi back to Yikun Palace these past few days."

Concubine Cao always felt that Lingrong brought up this matter on purpose, perhaps to instigate her to take action against Nian Shilan.

But she would not let Nian Shilan go anyway. If she could bring Wen Yi back to her side with the help of Concubine An, it would be a sure win-win deal.

"Sister, do you think the Nian family will rise again?"

Cao Qinmo shook her head slightly. The emperor had already begun to settle accounts with the Nian family and would not be soft-hearted because of a concubine or a child.

"If this is the case, Wen Yi will most likely end up with a mother who is convicted of a crime. Sigh..." Ling Rong sighed for Cao Qinmo instead, "Sister, why don't you go and ask the Emperor for help? He will definitely show mercy."

"If my plea had worked, there would be no need to worry like this."

Cao Qinmo's face was filled with sorrow, and she sighed continuously while hugging Wen Yi.

"Although my sister can't help much, if there is a chance, I will mention it to the emperor. After all, the child should be raised by his biological mother."

During the discussion, Zhaoshui and Fangjing had already come over with Youning in their arms. Lingrong held the little Youning in her arms and said, "If Noble Nian is willing to let go, this matter will be much easier."

"Now it seems that my sister is the kindest one, willing to speak up for me and Wen Yi."

"Sister, I just feel the same way." Ling Rong held You Ning close to Concubine Cao and Wen Yi. "If You Ning fell into that situation, I'm afraid I wouldn't be as patient as you. I would have fought Concubine Nian to death long ago."

Unlike the two adults, Wen Yi and You Ning looked at each other curiously, but because they were too young to play together, they could only make expressions and utter some syllables to each other.

"Desperately, it's not that easy."

"If I can't think of any other solution, I'll just burn myself together.

Because in this palace, if I don’t fight for myself, no one else will fight for me.”

Enough had been said, so Ling Rong said no more. Just at this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the crabapple blossoms fell like rain. The two ignorant girls were stunned.

"The falling crabapple blossoms are indeed extremely beautiful, but it's a pity... the crabapple blossoms have no fragrance." Concubine Cao picked up the petals that fell on Wen Yi. She seemed to be thinking of herself, and her tone was quite sad. "No wonder, no one likes it."

"How could that be? Begonias are not completely fragranceless." Ling Rong knew these flowers best. Only some varieties of crabapples were fragranceless. "In fact, when the Western Mansion crabapple blossoms, it has a light fragrance, which is very elegant. My sister likes it very much."

Cao Qinmo and Lingrong smiled at each other, "No wonder the emperor likes his sister. She has a clever mouth and is really good at comforting people."

"You two seem to be having a good time chatting."

The sisters were having a great time chatting when the emperor suddenly showed up to spoil the mood.

Lingrong and Cao Qinmo bowed while holding their children, but the emperor waved his hand to stop them.

He immediately walked over, held Youning in his arms and teased her, not forgetting the older Wen Yi next to him, and held the child over with a smile.

While Lingrong and Cao Qinmo were not paying attention, he secretly kissed Wen Yi's soft little face.

I didn't expect the emperor to like children so much. Lingrong signaled Cao Qinmo with her eyes, and they both turned to look at the emperor. Wen Yi was laughing so much because of him, he was so cute.

"The Emperor actually likes children so much, and he doesn't look serious at all like he usually does."

Lingrong spoke first, and the emperor did not look embarrassed at all. Instead, he nodded calmly.

"Wen Yi is so cute at this age, it's a pity that You Ning is still young, otherwise she could study with Wen Yi."

The emperor took the little rabbit doll from Cao Qinmo's hand and his eyes never left Wen Yi.

"Wen Yi is adorable, thanks to Sister Cao. I will go to Qixiang Palace more often to seek advice in the future."

"As long as your sister Cao doesn't refuse, everything can be discussed."

Cao Qinmo's eyes lit up. She didn't expect the emperor to agree so quickly. Could it be that he was so immersed in the joy of family life that he forgot about Wen Yi and his own situation?

"Sister Cao certainly won't refuse. Youning also needs to spend more time with her. The bond between sisters must be cultivated from childhood."

"That's true, but..." The emperor carried Wen Yi back to Cao Qinmo and sat on a stool to rest. "Youning is too young. The weather in April is sometimes cold and sometimes hot. Let's wait a few more days."

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of sending Wen Yi back to Yikun Palace, Cao Qinmo finally felt relieved.

She hugged Wen Yi and kissed him again and again, and chatted with the emperor and Ling Rong about interesting things about the child.

Unexpectedly, more and more people came. Concubine Nian, along with Zhou Ninghai, Song Zhi and others, also rushed to Jiangxuexuan.

The laughter and chattering of the few people soon stopped. Lingrong and the emperor sat still, while Cao Qinmo stood up and bowed to Noble Lady Nian.

"If it weren't for the coincidence today, I would not have been able to see my daughter." Nian Shilan gave Songzhi a look and pretended to hug Wen Yi back to her side.

But the Emperor was still sitting next to him, and this move not only failed to establish his authority, but instead made the Emperor frown.

Although she was already a noble lady, she still called herself "the palace" and even refused to bow to Concubine An, who was already a concubine. Just like her brother, she was extremely arrogant.

"Your Excellency," Cao Qinmo hugged Wen Yi tightly, not knowing how to refuse for a moment. She looked at the emperor expectantly, "Wen Yi..."

"Noble Lady Nian is pregnant, why is she still standing?" Ling Rong smiled and raised her hand to indicate the seat next to the emperor, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Noble Lady Nian to sit down first."

The Emperor deliberately ignored Concubine Nian for a long time, just to appear when she was most desperate and easily get the list of all officials related to the Nian family.

Now it seems that the time has come.