An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"So the Concubine Hui that Xu Chang was talking about is the one who took the Fourth Prince on horseback. I tried to persuade her but she didn't listen. Not only did the Fourth Prince almost get hurt, but the little red horse also scratched its leg."

Ye Lanyi thought about it for a long time, but could only think of this one thing.

“…Not long after that, a palace maid came to the stable to bring medicine to the little red horse.

Apart from this, I have never seen anyone else come to the stable."

It seems that this person is the one who imprisoned Liu Zhu in the beginning. Zhen Huan recalled the people around Shen Meizhuang, and she knew all of them who often served her. There was only one who seemed to be a palace maid named Fuling, who was brought back to the palace by Shen Meizhuang from the Old Summer Palace.

"That palace maid, is her name Fuling?"

"I don't know."

"Then if I let you see that maid again, would you still recognize her?"

Ye Lanyi tried to recall the palace maid's attire and appearance, but found that she couldn't remember it at all.

After all, it has been almost a year since the incident. Who would remember someone who only said a sentence or two to them?

"I'm afraid I can't recognize it."

"I don't know her name, and I can't remember her appearance. This is too strange." Huanbi leaned close to Zhen Huan's ear and lowered her voice so that Ye Lanyi couldn't hear, "My lady, could it be that she was bribed by someone and deliberately concealed it?"

Zhen Huan was also thinking about this possibility, but if Ye Lan Yi was really bribed, she would just need to say that she didn't know like everyone else. There was no need to say that she didn't remember after telling the news.

It seems that she really doesn't remember, but the news cannot be cut off. I still have to keep her with me so that I can identify her in the future.

"The work in the stables is not easy. You can be my personal maid in the future and your life will be easier."

Ye Lanyi looked at Zhen Huan with a confused look on her face. She didn't think being a maid was much better than working in a stable. At least the horses wouldn't beat and scold her from time to time.

Moreover, this Xu Chang was not sincere in taking me as a maid. She just wanted me to stay by her side and find out who that palace maid was every day.

"I'm sorry I can't obey your command," Ye Lanyi squatted down, her tone was still so cold and hard that it made people feel uncomfortable. "I didn't suffer much in the stable, so I don't need to worry about you anymore."

Zhen Huan really didn't expect that this palace maid would rather wash horse backs in the stable and do some hard physical work than stay by her side and do some leisurely work.

Could it be that this person is so tired that she is numb and doesn't know that being the master's personal maid is much better than working in this stable.

"Miss Ye, you will have a lot more free time with me. You only need to take care of the flowers and plants every day. It won't be as tiring as working in this horse farm."

Ye Lanyi didn't even bat an eyelid. She said, "Can this servant still ride a horse when Xu Chang is by my side?"

"This……"

Zhen Huan was a little hesitant. After all, the horses in the stable were all raised for the royal family. Apart from the royal family, only the horse trainer could ride them.

If Ye Lan'yi came to her side, she would lose her status as a horse trainer, and even if her master ordered her to do so, she would no longer be able to ride a horse openly.

"If you can't, please forgive me for refusing again."

Ye Lanyi knew very well that Xu Changzai had no power to allow her to continue riding a horse, so why should she give up her favorite thing for the sake of so-called leisure?

“Miss Ye, you have to think carefully, it is a great honor to serve the young master.

Besides, the young master also allows you to do some easy work, which is something many people would beg for but cannot get."

Huanbi looked down on those who refused to accept toasts and drank forfeit wine. Since the young master had few servants around her, even she had to do some hard work.

If Ye Lanyi came here, she would just water the flowers and plants, which would be much easier than my job. She really doesn't know what's good for her.

"Then Xu Chang, just give others this opportunity. I prefer training horses and animals, and I really don't like an environment that is too restrictive."

Zhen Huan pondered for a moment, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she gave Ye Lan'yi a reason that she could not refuse.

"What if I can get you out of the Old Summer Palace, out of the palace and back to freedom?"

Ye Lanyi's expression froze for a moment. Freedom was what she wanted most. If Xu Changzai could do it, it would not be a bad idea to agree to her request.

"Xu Changzai... can he really do it?"

"Although palace maids can leave the palace at the age of 25, I can ask the emperor for mercy and let you go earlier."

Xu Changzai's voice was full of temptation, and Ye Lanyi's heart was moved, but she also knew that she couldn't be too hasty when making a decision, otherwise she would only regret it.

Therefore, Ye Lan Yi did not reply in a hurry, but told Zhen Huan that she could not bear to part with the horses in the garden and needed to think about it carefully.

"It's okay. After all, I need your help with something. Miss Ye, just take your time to think about it." Zhen Huan saw that Ye Lan'yi was longing to leave the palace, so she stopped forcing her.

Instead, he took a step back and stated that he was the one who needed help, which made Ye Lanyi feel that she had the initiative and completely let down her guard.

Because of her yearning for freedom, Ye Lan'yi agreed to Zhen Huan without much thought, and successfully got the upper hand in front of the Queen and became Zhen Huan's personal maid.

Lingrong heard about this from Tangdi. She thought that Ye Lanyi might become the emperor's concubine again, but she never thought that one day she would become Zhen Huan's maid.

Given Ye Lan's personality, Ling Rong was afraid that she would listen to Zhen Huan and come over in the middle of the night and kill herself with a knife.

Fortunately, in addition to this bad news, Lingrong also received good news - Xia Dongchun regained favor and often accompanied the emperor in the garden these days.

Lingrong hasn't seen her for several days. It seems she is really busy.

Without Xia Dongchun's noise, Ling Rong was quiet for a few days. However, she did not expect that something strange would soon appear around her. It seemed that several pairs of eyes were staring at her and You Ning.

It’s just that these people don’t show up, they just stare in secret, which makes people feel a little creepy.

Worried that there might be another spy among the serving palace maids, Ling Rong searched the palace inside and outside for many days, but found no signs that any palace maid had been bribed.

Ling Rong even began to think that it might be her illusion, and there was no one secretly watching her and her daughter.

Suppressing her anxiety, Lingrong began to prepare for the performance at tonight's banquet - the Queen had specifically instructed Lingrong to let the concubines perform for the Emperor and clan members, giving everyone a chance to show themselves in front of the Emperor.

Lingrong opened her mouth and just after singing a line, she felt that it was not good.

It wasn’t that she sang badly, but she felt really bad singing in front of so many people.

It was as if she had returned to the past, trying to win the emperor's favor by singing, but in the end all she got was an apple that the emperor casually threw at her.

Thinking of this, Lingrong suddenly became deflated. She didn't want to sing anymore. She decided to leave such a good opportunity to others.

Just hold Youning and sit quietly as a spectator.

"My Lord, you don't want to practice anymore?"

Ling Rong shook her head and drank the throat-protecting soup in one gulp. "My lady, I don't really like singing in front of people, so I have to miss this opportunity."

"If you don't like it, why force yourself? In terms of favor, you are no worse than Concubine Hui or Concubine Tian.

Taking a step back, you still have Princess Youning. Just look at the other concubines who have children and you will know that after you have an heir, you don’t need to fight for it and you will be cared for by the emperor. "

Indeed, this was a completely different situation from his previous life, with his daughter by his side and loyal servants at his side.

As for the emperor, his favor towards me is not the highest, but it is not bad either.

The only thing that made her somewhat dissatisfied was that she didn't have a good title and wasn't promoted to the position of concubine.

But apart from Zhen Huan, there are very few concubines who were promoted purely by virtue of favor. If she wanted to ascend to the position of concubine, she would probably have to rely on having another child.

But giving birth to a child is something that should only be experienced once. I don’t want to go through it again. I really can’t bear the pain.

"You are right, but we can't be too evasive. This will only make others think that we, the Chengqian Palace, are weak and can be bullied."

Even though Lingrong herself no longer sings songs, it doesn't mean she can't hinder others.

Anyway, she didn't want Zhen Huan to be favored, so she had to think of a way in advance to give Zhen Huan a surprise like she did during the Jinghong Dance.

"Zhao Shui, help me check what the other concubines are preparing, especially..."

"Xu Changzai, right." Zhaoshui added the rest of the sentence with a smile. Lingrong also smiled. She vaguely felt that the Queen would find a way to help Zhen Huan gain favor, just like herself in her previous life.

Zhen Huan's voice is also ruined. Who knows if the Queen will find someone to help adjust her voice so that she can sound more like Queen Chun Yuan?

Unfortunately, even with Tangdi around, Zhaoshui was unable to find out what preparations Zhen Huan had made.

All I know is that during this period Xu often went out early and came back late, and there was only Huanbi serving him.

In this way, Lingrong dared to confirm her guess. It seemed that Zhen Huan and the Queen were really together again and were planning something behind the scenes.

For some reason, Lingrong was actually looking forward to seeing Zhen Huan perform in front of everyone.

I hope this time it won’t be like the previous Jinghongwu, and be “exactly the same” as Fu Changzai.

Soon, the Yuanmingyuan family dinner that Lingrong had been looking forward to began. This time it was still chosen to be held on Pengdao Yaotai in Fuhai, but there was no dragon boat race to watch this time.

But on the other hand, there were various songs and dances to watch. First, the musicians performed songs and dances, and then the opera troupe sang a lively "The Monkey King 2: The Heavenly Palace".

Lingrong was delighted by the performance. During this period, the Queen even sent someone to ask Lingrong if she wanted to perform anything so that she could make preparations in advance.

Lingrong finally rejected the Queen's proposal. After all, she would definitely not be the highlight of the day.

It is better to enjoy the show from the audience than to be a supporting role for others. Beautiful women go with good wine, and there is such a beautiful scenery to enjoy.

No wonder emperors of all dynasties liked to watch it, even Lingrong herself liked it very much.

The first person to go on stage was Concubine Tian. Her piano playing was so superb that it made people forget the worldly affairs when listening to her.

Even Prince Dun, who was often picky, was speechless at this moment.

Of course, Lingrong guessed that Prince Dun was also embarrassed to embarrass Concubine Tian in public because of the Fucha family.

After winning a standing ovation, Concubine Tian sat back happily. She took a big sip of wine, not knowing whether it was because the wine was too strong or because everyone's praise made her too shy.

"The lingering sound of Lady Tian's song makes a common man like me feel like I am about to become an immortal."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say." Lady Tian's face turned even redder, and she snorted, "Although she comes from a small place, she has a good ear."

"When I was in the Yanxi Palace, my ears were immersed in the sound of the zither every day, and I had already been spoiled by the nobles."

Ling Rong made a few more jokes before watching the next performance. Because she was pregnant, Shen Meizhuang only wrote a lyric and did not show off her piano skills like Concubine Tian.

"The lyrics are just ordinary and nothing new." This time, Prince Dun did not give face to Shen Meizhuang, or rather, he did not give face to the Shen family.

He snorted and laughed, then began to mock Shen Meizhuang, "It barely follows the rhythm, but this poem is just about love affairs between a man and a woman, it's too petty."

Although the emperor also felt that Shen Meizhuang did not prepare well this time, Prince Dun's sarcasm made him, the emperor, lose face.

It's just that he couldn't get angry because of one or two comments, otherwise it would make him look petty, and Prince Dun would spread rumors about him behind his back that he was unfit to be a king.

"I am not very talented and well-educated. I made a fool of myself today." Shen Meizhuang's expression remained unchanged. She even smiled a little and spoke very politely, "Prince Dun's evaluation is really pertinent. I wonder if I can have the opportunity to listen to the prince compose poems and learn a thing or two?"

Prince Dun could lead troops to fight, but it was difficult for him to compose poetry.

It was rare that Prince Dun was a little hesitant. He glanced at the emperor and knew that the emperor would definitely not stop Shen Meizhuang at this time, because he wanted to make him lose face in front of everyone.

"Tenth brother is very good at appreciating and appreciating poetry, but he is not as good as him in composing poetry." Prince Guo spoke up at the right time to help Prince Dun out, "Royal brother, why don't I write a poem for tenth brother and let Concubine Shen appreciate it."

Prince Dun breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that he was completely unable to do it, but he was indeed much inferior to Prince Guo.

If Prince Guo could help, he could give this sharp-tongued girl from the Shen family a good slap in the face.

The emperor looked at the intimacy between Prince Dun and Prince Guo and felt that it was an eyesore. He even began to suspect that his two younger brothers were forming cliques and trying to overthrow his rule.

"Then Seventeenth Brother, please write a poem."

With the emperor's approval, Prince Guo spoke immediately. He was quick-witted and had already composed a poem while waiting for the emperor's instructions.

However, the poems he wrote were the same as Shen Meizhuang's, full of love between the lines. Even the beginning of each line was the ending of Shen Meizhuang's poem, as if he was replying to Shen Meizhuang's love poem.

Actually, he originally wanted to have the same artistic conception as Shen Meizhuang, but he didn't expect that this would arouse the suspicion of the emperor - this Prince Guo is really a playboy, and he especially likes the favored concubines in my harem.