An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

It’s a pity that the fake death drug was fake. It was Ling Rong who asked Miss Liu to help spread the rumor.

Wen Shichu was killed quietly again, and Zhen Huan could only reluctantly believe in the medicine.

But trust did not have a good result. Zhen Huan fell to the ground after blocking a knife for the emperor, and woke up three days later.

There was a strong-smelling medicine on her shoulder and her head was still a little dizzy.

The worst thing was that the emperor was still guarding her side. As soon as he saw her wake up, he immediately rushed to the bedside.

Zhen Huan's face turned pale. She thought that when she opened her eyes, she would see Huanbi or Prince Guo, but she never expected that it was the Emperor's face.

"Hanhuan, are you feeling better?"

Although Zhen Huan's mind was confused at this time, she was not distracted. She quickly adjusted her expression and raised her hand tremblingly to touch the emperor's cheek.

"Your Majesty... Silang, is this the underworld? Did you and I meet in the underworld?"

Hearing Zhen Huan's trembling voice, the emperor's heart softened. He grasped Zhen Huan's hand and said, "I am fine, and you are fine too. Those traitors have all been brought to justice, and the person who hurt you has had his entire family exterminated by me.

Huanhuan, you and I are both alive and well."

Zhen Huan was filled with grief. She had already planned to escape from the palace, but her wings were still broken and she remained with the Emperor.

Her tears flowed uncontrollably and she couldn't hold them back no matter what.

The emperor thought she was happy after surviving the disaster, so he coaxed her softly, saying things like "Why are you so stupid?"

Saving the emperor's life was a calculated move. If he were really assassinated, considering Zhen Huan's current feelings for the emperor, she would probably not stop it for him.

But the emperor believed it, and for Zhen Huan now, this is really a very good thing - no matter what situation she is in, she must have a reason to turn things around.

"Yes, whoever saved me, the emperor must reward him generously."

Zhen Huan now only wanted to know who had ruined her plan. The fake death drug was useless, so she was afraid that some highly skilled imperial physician had snatched her back from the "hell".

"It's Zhang Mi." The emperor peeled back Zhen Huan's sweaty hair and wiped the sweat off her forehead in person. "Don't worry, Huan Huan, I have already rewarded him generously. If you still feel it is not enough, I will reward him more later."

The Emperor has always been generous in giving rewards. Even if Zhen Huan doesn't add more money, it will be enough for Zhang Mi to live a worry-free life.

After confirming who did it, Zhen Huan stopped asking questions. But looking in the direction of the emperor, it seemed that no one had noticed that she had used the fake death drug.

There was still one pill of fake death medicine left, and the sword wound on his body was still there. If it was confirmed that Prince Guo and others were still alive, it would be a good option to use the excuse of dying due to worsening injuries.

But...looking at the emperor's appearance, I'm afraid their plan has completely failed.

"Your Majesty, who harmed me? Have you caught them?"

The emperor sighed, squeezed Zhen Huan's hand, and after a long time he spoke out Prince Guo's name.

"The Tenth Prince joined forces with the Fourteenth Prince to incite Nian Gengyao to rebel, but I had made preparations in advance and did not let them succeed.

But... I didn't expect that they actually sent spies to lurk in the palace, wanting to take my life by chance.

If it weren't for Huanhuan's desperate protection, I'm afraid I would have already returned to the underworld."

Hearing this, Zhen Huan closed her eyes in pain. She never thought that her pretended rescue would actually save the emperor.

I don't know who the person who attacked me was. The palm strike turned into a sword. I don't know if he intended to kill me.

After exhaling a breath of foul air, Zhen Huan touched the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, I am very tired and want to sleep for a while."

"Okay, Huanhuan, go to sleep peacefully. I will be by your side."

Seeing Zhen Huan close her eyes, the emperor also pinched his brows tiredly. After several nights of hard work, he finally cleaned up the followers of Prince Dun and Prince Guo.

It’s just… after dealing with the Tenth and Fourteenth Princes, I didn’t expect that the Eighth and Ninth Princes would not give up. They were the real masterminds behind the scenes. After the Tenth Prince and others were brought down, they even spread rumors that the origin of my position as emperor was unknown.

The rumor spread more and more throughout the court and inside and outside the capital, and the uninformed people almost believed it.

Listening to those folk rumors from the Flying Guillotine every day makes me feel extremely tired.

It is easy to seize the right time and place, but it is the most difficult to obtain harmony among the people.

However, there was one thing that surprised the emperor very much. Even Prince Guo's people followed suit in spreading rumors, but when it came to Prince Dun, he did not send anyone to get involved in these matters.

In this case...it wouldn't be a bad idea to save Old Ten's life.

Once the decision is made, the punishment comes especially quickly.

The eighth and ninth princes were imprisoned in the clan residence. Just like in their previous lives, their dozens of crimes were made known to the world, and they were even renamed insulting names such as Aqina and Saisihei.

The rest of their lives were destined to be spent within the high walls of the clan house.

As for Nian Gengyao, now that Nian Shilan had become mad, the emperor no longer had any scruples, but considering his contribution in pacifying the northwest, the emperor did not take his life immediately.

However, Nian Gengyao could be spared the death penalty, but he could not escape the punishment of his crime. Zhen Yuandao, Guaerjia, Fucha and other loyal officials reported Nian Gengyao's many serious crimes to the emperor and requested that he be sentenced to death.

But after much consideration, the emperor simply demoted him to the position of Zhang Jing, who was only responsible for guarding the Taiping Gate, the east gate of Hangzhou, on weekdays.

The court sighed when a brave general ended up guarding the city gate. But everyone knew that the emperor had granted the traitor a free life, which was a great favor from the emperor.

As for Nian Gengyao's sister, Nian Shilan, the emperor spared her life.

However, the official maid Yu Ying'er and the personal servant Liu Zhu took the blame for the murder of Concubine Duan on behalf of Nian Shilan. When Nian Gengyao was dealt with, they were also given poisoned wine to silence them.

Even Lipin in the cold palace was hanged in the cold palace with multiple charges against Nian Shilan, including murdering Concubine Xu and causing her to lose her child and become infertile.

Nian Shilan, who had completely cleared herself, was named Noble Lady Nian by the emperor and was served by Song Zhi and continued to live in the Yikun Palace.

The struggle for the throne is often cruel, which can be felt personally by the ministers of the previous dynasty, but in the eyes of the concubines in the harem, it seems to be just a few days of house arrest.

The fight did not affect these women, making them like ignorant lambs. They were totally unable to do what Zhen Huan did and soothe the emperor's grief at this time.

Even though she knew a thing or two about Ling Rong, she still felt somewhat at a loss when facing the emperor.

What could she say? Should she tell the emperor that her brother had just made a mistake, or that the emperor had foresight and had destroyed this rebellion in one fell swoop?

In fact, Lingrong could not say anything. She could only pour tea for the emperor as usual and ask him if he was injured and whether he wanted to have a good rest.

"She was seriously injured in order to save me."

The emperor said something without any context, but Lingrong immediately knew that the person he was talking about was Zhen Huan.

The fake death drug actually worked. Zhen Huan failed to achieve her goal and had no choice but to return to the emperor and act like a loving couple.

"True friendship is revealed in times of crisis. Lady Xu's protection of His Majesty is truly rare."

Lingrong knew that the emperor liked to hear this kind of words the most. She could come up with them easily and could make him happy with just a few words.

The emperor only hummed, his tone rather tired, "I originally wanted to make her a concubine, but she said that she had no merit in serving the country and could not help her children, so she refused to accept the order."

Ling Rong nodded suddenly. The emperor had always been generous to Zhen Huan, and now that Zhen Huan risked her life to save him, the image of her in his mind had changed greatly.

If Zhen Huan was still as favored as when she first entered the palace, she would probably only be given the title of noble concubine or even imperial noble concubine.

"Saving the emperor is the greatest contribution to the country."

Lingrong's expression did not fluctuate at all. She even helped the emperor think of a way to make Zhen Huan accept the position of concubine.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Empress or the Empress Dowager to help persuade her? It's a good thing to promote her to the rank of consort. At least more people can be assigned to take good care of the injured Concubine Xu."

In fact, the emperor has already promoted Zhen Yuandao, so it is indeed a bit too biased to promote Zhen Huan again.

But Zhen Huan did save the emperor's life, and even if everyone had objections, it was difficult for them to speak up to comfort her.

Lingrong would not bring up Zhen Huan's past mistakes at this time. After all, from the moment the emperor decided to promote her, it was destined that the emperor would not care about these things.

He is the emperor, it is normal for him to do whatever he wants.

"Yes, after all, she was injured for me." The emperor sighed inexplicably, and Ling Rong looked at him in confusion, "But she was particularly cold to me, and the injuries on her body have never healed."

"Is it possible that the imperial physician's medicine is not suitable for Concubine Xu's constitution? Your Majesty should call a few more imperial physicians to treat her better."

Apart from Wen Shichu, which other imperial physician can Zhen Huan trust?

The only person who has some relationship with Wen Shichu is Wei Lin.

I just don’t know whether Zhen Huan is willing to use Wei Lin. It would be interesting if she is still willing to trust him like in her previous life.

Lingrong smiled behind the emperor's back. The reliable imperial physician beside Zhen Huan was finally removed, and her capable servants also left.

Now she really has no one in the palace that she can trust. If Chun Changzai can be trusted, then she can barely be considered one.

"I have already sent He Anming and Wei Lin over there, I hope they can be of some use."

Very good, the doctors sent are all familiar ones. Ling Rong was even happier, and even her voice was filled with joy, "These two doctors are highly skilled, and they will definitely make Concubine Xu recover as before."

How could Zhen Huan die or leave the palace so easily? Guaerjia Wenyuan, who entered the palace right after, was waiting for Zhen Huan to challenge her.

"By the way, An Bihuai has returned to Songyang. I sent someone to follow him and made him the magistrate of Songyang County."

This really wasn't a promotion, but Lingrong didn't care.

After all, compared with the Zhen family, his father's contribution was really small, and it was already very good to be promoted to a higher position at this time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor seemed to be in a really bad mood, and after the two chatted for a few sentences, they ran out of topics to talk about.

Ling Rong had no intention of trying to please the emperor at this time, so she let him remain silent until he could no longer sit there.

Because of this, the emperor did not stay in Shuimu Mingse for too long. As soon as it got dark, he left to visit Zhen Huan in Yuedi Yunju.

Lingrong was extremely grateful that the Emperor went to Zhen Huan's place on the fifteenth day. If she really stayed in Shuimu Mingse, she would have to endure the Queen's secret glare the next day.

"My lady, Concubine Xu actually took the knife for the emperor...Does she love the emperor very much?"

Zhaoshui put away the tea set used by the emperor. She was confused. "Doesn't Concubine Xu like Prince Guo?"

“Prince Guo…he will be confined in the palace for the rest of his life.

Even if Concubine Xu liked him, she would not jump from one cage into another.

Even the one woven by Prince Guo is not as good as the golden cage the emperor gave her."

Lingrong's tone was quite sarcastic, not only mocking Zhen Huan for being trapped in the palace, but also mocking herself for being trapped in the palace.

Zhaoshui sensed Lingrong's displeasure, so he stopped talking and didn't ask any more questions.

But Lingrong seemed to have found an outlet for venting and started talking about what Zhen Huan had said to her that day.

“She talked to me so much, I thought Concubine Xu was well prepared.

The result is that she still has to stay in the palace and face people she doesn't want to face.

But she won't remain silent for too long. After she knows what happened in Prince Guo's mansion, she will completely give up and become her Concubine Xu."

In the darkness, Lingrong wiped her tears. She didn't know why, but she just felt extremely tired.

Ever since her rebirth, she has tried to escape from the vortex of struggle as much as possible. She is tired of fighting, but she still has to continue fighting.

But Zhaoshui still thought Lingrong was smiling, and even felt that the smile was quite creepy.

"My Lord...are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Ling Rong wiped away her tears again. She sighed and asked Zhao Shui to light the candle. "It's just that it's hard to say what Concubine Xu's current condition is. After Imperial Doctor He and Imperial Doctor Wei examine her, we will know what she is planning."

"I will go and ask tomorrow. Concubine Xu's place is like a sieve now. Although Tang Di is not so trusted yet, it is not as difficult to find out information as before."

Zhaoshui recalled what Tangdi had said to him yesterday, "Tangdi did mention that Concubine Xu intended to visit Concubine Hui at Bitong Academy, and had the emperor's permission.

It was only because her physical condition worsened that she was unable to go."

"She's going to Bitong Academy?"

Lingrong really couldn't figure out what Zhen Huan could do at Bitong Academy at this time. Was she going to tell Shen Meiyu that your Wen Shichu was dead, and it was the emperor who caused the annihilation of his entire clan?

Or does she want to help Shen Meizhuang keep the child, intending to use the power of the Shen family to fake her death and leave the palace again?