An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang discussed for a long time, just waiting for the emperor to arrive. Shen Meizhuang gave a moving performance and made the emperor release her from the palace.

Who knew that the Emperor never came, and only the Empress came to see whether Shen Meizhuang had really miscarried or was just having abdominal discomfort.

Of course, the Queen came with the Emperor's order. If Shen Meizhuang did not really have an abortion, the Queen would help her have one this time.

The emperor would absolutely not keep the illegitimate child of Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu.

"Empress, when will the Emperor and Empress come to visit me?"

Shen Meizhuang thought that apart from the emperor and Zhen Huan, no one else would know about the relationship between her and Wen Shichu.

But she didn't expect that the Queen had already known about it, and even her purpose in coming to see her was not simple.

"The emperor is very busy with government affairs. Didn't Concubine Xu tell you?"

The Empress pretended to be surprised. She held Shen Meizhuang's hand and comforted her, "I heard that Caixing went to Yuedi Yunju to ask for an audience with the Emperor last night. I had a headache last night, and thinking that the Emperor was there, I didn't rush over to visit my sister."

The Queen looked at Zhen Huan who was standing aside. She had known for a long time that the Emperor would not come out. Now, she was using this incident to alienate Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu, which was very handy.

"I was dizzy last night, and when I woke up it was already dawn today."

Shen Meizhuang had no idea what happened last night. She walked around the Queen and looked at Zhen Huan standing behind her. "I think the Emperor has gone to bed, so Caixing didn't dare to disturb him."

"If I had known..." The Queen sighed. She patted Shen Meizhuang's hand again and pulled the quilt for her with concern. "It's all my fault. I came a little late and made you suffer so much."

"Fortunately, there was a doctor who helped me save my life from the brink of death.

It’s just…it’s just that I was incompetent and failed to keep the baby in my belly.”

Shen Meizhuang shed tears again. She looked pitiful, but in fact, it only disgusted the Queen and even made her feel a little nauseous.

A woman who betrayed the emperor actually wanted to give birth to an illegitimate child.

The Queen loves the Emperor the most, so how could she tolerate such a thing happening?

In order to put an end to Shen Meizhuang's little thoughts, the Queen has asked someone to boil safflower. After she leaves, someone will come to Shen Meizhuang's bedside and "feed" her the sterilization medicine.

"Sister, this is actually a good thing."

The Queen said this with ambiguous meaning, but it sounded particularly ironic to Shen Meizhuang's ears.

Miscarriage almost cost me my life, which is not a good thing at all.

"Empress, I know that the Emperor must be blaming me, which is why he refused to come to visit me just now." Shen Meizhuang tried her best to perform, but in the eyes of the Queen, she was just a joke.

She watched calmly, wanting to know what kind of lies Shen Meizhuang could come up with.

"I was unable to keep the child, and I feel ashamed to face the emperor. I beg the queen to apologize to the emperor on my behalf.

If His Majesty is unwilling to forgive me, I am willing to spend my whole life in seclusion, praying for myself and His Majesty."

So that's what she had in mind. The queen secretly laughed in her heart, but her face was very reluctant, "You just had a miscarriage, why are you thinking about these things, Concubine Xu, you will be a concubine soon, you should also comfort Concubine Hui."

The Queen never missed any opportunity to sow discord among the concubines in the harem. She looked at Zhen Huan with a frown and said, "You will be returning to the palace to be crowned a concubine in a few days. Concubine Hui must attend this ceremony. How can you say such discouraging words at this time?"

Then, the queen turned her head and looked back at Shen Meizhuang, "As a concubine, you must learn to be considerate of the emperor. The emperor is usually busy with government affairs and it is difficult for him to be distracted to take care of all the sisters in the harem. You must speak out your difficulties."

After saying that, without waiting for Shen Meizhuang to explain anything, the Queen asked who the imperial physician was who took care of Shen Meizhuang last night.

"He is a doctor I don't know. I have never seen him before."

"Then you should have a good rest, Concubine Xu, stay with me, and don't disturb Concubine Hui from recuperating."

Zhen Huan performed the ceremony obediently. She looked at Shen Meizhuang, who shook her head with a sad look on her face.

"Your Majesty, I want to spend more time with Sister Mei."

The queen did not refuse. She was busy instructing the doctor to make a bowl of safflower soup for Shen Meizhuang.

After the Queen left, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other, and after a long time they both sighed.

"Under the current circumstances, I will not be able to see the emperor." Shen Meizhuang's face turned pale. She had originally ignited a glimmer of hope to leave the palace, but seeing what the queen meant, she could only stay in the palace and die of old age.

But there is no longer any hope in this deep palace, and his current situation is of no help to the Shen family.

There is no one in this world who needs me anymore, so what is the point of continuing to live?

"Sister, I will find a way. You should take good care of yourself and wait a little longer, okay?"

Shen Meizhuang nodded imperceptibly, but she also knew that the emperor would never want to see her again. The fact that she was able to keep her life now should be due to her father's request to the emperor.

If I hadn't written that letter to my father, the secret would have remained kept.

The emperor won't notice it, and Wen Shichu won't die.

But how did my father know this secret? And why did he take the risk to write such a letter to me?

I don't have the chance to tell it, and Shi Chu won't tell it. So who else can have the chance to tell this secret?

Shen Meizhuang suddenly turned her eyes to Zhen Huan. She stared at Zhen Huan for a long time before she slowly spoke, "Is it you?"

"What?"

Zhen Huan asked back subconsciously. She looked into Shen Meizhuang's eyes and instantly knew what Shen Meizhuang was talking about.

But she really didn't tell the secret to others, it's just... Zhen Huan bit her lip, she couldn't stop Huanbi, she still told the secret to Prince Guo, causing Lord Shen to be unable to accept it and faint for quite a while.

What was even more unexpected was that Lord Shen would choose such a stupid way as writing a letter to confirm with Shen Meizhuang. No wonder the Emperor found out.

"Is it you? Tell me... Is it you?"

Amid the questioning, Zhen Huan remained silent for a rare time. She tried to grab Shen Meizhuang's hand, but was directly thrown away.

"It really is you, it really is you." Shen Meizhuang had tears in her eyes, but she forced out a very sarcastic smile, "How could I believe you again? You hurt me once, how could I believe you again?"

"Sister Mei, I never really wanted to hurt you. These things... were not from my heart.

You and I are sisters, I can't possibly hurt you."

"Never mind. Never mind."

Shen Meizhuang closed her eyes. She had finally given up this time. She didn't want to trust Zhen Huan anymore. She forgot about leaving the palace and praying for blessings.

Even if she wants to go out, she has to rely on her own plans and absolutely cannot rely on Zhen Huan.

"Sister Mei..."

Zhen Huan cried out softly. She didn't know how to explain. Should she tell her that it was Huanbi who did it?

"Whether my sister believes it or not, I have to tell her that this is not something I told others.

Huanbi...Huanbi also wanted to complete the plan as soon as possible, so she told Prince Guo about this matter.

I didn’t expect that… my impatience would lead to bad results.”

But no matter how she explained, Shen Meizhuang couldn't listen any more. After all, Huanbi was her personal maid. How could she say that she knew nothing about such things?

"Sister Mei...you, you should take good care of yourself. I will definitely help you leave this palace."

Shen Meizhuang did not answer. She closed her eyes as if she was asleep.

After Zhen Huan left, it was not until Cai Xing came to call her that Shen Meizhuang slowly opened her eyes and drank the bowl of bitter medicine.

"Please thank the doctor for me and give him more silver."

"I know."

Caixing took the medicine bowl and went to reward the doctor. Because he saved Shen Meizhuang's life, his purse was extra fatter.

However, the young doctor did not enjoy the gift for long as he was secretly stabbed in the neck one night and died tragically at home.

As for the silver, it was naturally taken away by someone, and the house was even turned upside down, as if it was a robbery.

He was just a minor doctor, and his death did not cause any waves, but only added some topics of conversation in the Imperial Hospital.

Ever since Shen Meizhuang had her second miscarriage, no one had entered Bitong Academy anymore, and the emperor had never gone to see her, which made people feel that he was extremely cruel.

In contrast, the emperor's mood was much better. He no longer had to worry about the baby in Shen Meizhuang's belly, and he saved her life, and there would be no more trouble for the Shen family.

Now that the trouble-making brothers of the previous dynasty have been dealt with, and the great threat Nian Gengyao has also gone to guard the city gate honestly, the emperor finally has the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief.

The only flaw is that Concubine Xu is always indifferent. Only when she speaks poetry or songs, her eyes will sparkle with some spirit.

For some reason, the emperor felt that she was like a bird with broken wings. No matter how carefully she was raised, she would never be as dazzling as before.

If the criminal who carried out the assassination that day could be caught, perhaps Huanhuan would be happier.

It’s a pity that the people sent out to investigate for a long time, but the criminal was not caught. It seems that he is a capable person.

But there were only a few people who wanted to assassinate him and seize the throne. The emperor sent many people without mercy and asked them to do everything they could to catch the criminals.

But before the villain was found, news came from the palace that the Queen Mother had fallen ill.

The emperor wanted to return to the palace immediately, but was stopped by the empress dowager, who told him that her illness was not serious and that the emperor should not be delayed in recuperating.

But the emperor was not at ease. Since the empress dowager objected, he planned to send an imperial physician back to treat the empress dowager.

The emperor hesitated for a long time between He Anming and Zhang Mi. The emperor trusted the medical skills of both of them, but He Anming needed to take care of Youning's health on a daily basis, so the emperor was reluctant to transfer him away.

But Lingrong took the initiative to comfort the emperor, and used the fact that Youning's health had recovered long ago as an excuse, and asked the emperor to send He Anming back as well.

After all, the Empress Dowager's health was tampered with by Ling Rong. If other imperial doctors went back, they would most likely be exposed. But if it was He Anming, there would be no need to worry too much.

Compared with Zhang Mi, the emperor trusted the young and highly skilled He Anming more. In addition, Ling Rong mentioned that Doctor He had saved her and the queen successively, so the emperor nodded and sent He Anming back.

As for Zhang Mi, he stayed in the Old Summer Palace in case of emergency.

Before leaving, Ling Rong briefly revealed her purpose. He Anming was very understanding and said that he knew what to do.

At the same time, Ling Rong accelerated her contact with the Imperial Observatory. After all, everyone has flaws, and even the perfect Imperial Observatory has things it can't solve.

Not long after, Ling Rong's people used some tricks to make the eldest son of the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory fall seriously ill. Just when he had nowhere else to turn to, Ling Rong asked Wei Lin to contact him and cure the eldest son of the Imperial Observatory.

This method was not very clever, and even the Imperial Observatory had already known that it was the master in the palace who sent people to do it.

But he couldn't refuse. After all, his son had suddenly developed an acute illness for no apparent reason. Who knew if he would lose his head in his sleep one day?

Fortunately, the master behind him did not ask him to do anything difficult. He just took advantage of the Queen Mother's illness and used the astronomical signs to tell the Emperor that someone was harming the Queen Mother.

As for the person who punished the Empress Dowager, it was naturally the Emperor's newly appointed concubine, Ye Lanyi.

All these things are easier said than done. Ling Rong put in a lot of effort in arranging them. She spent all the money in her hands like water before she managed to get the job done.

Now we just have to wait for the Empress Dowager to be ill for a while longer so that the Imperial Observatory can complete this task.

During this period, Lingrong also went to find Ye Lanyi and explained the subsequent arrangements to her clearly.

Ye Lanyi didn't expect that An Lingrong could get things done in such a short time.

In fact, she had already prepared herself to die in the palace, and she did not take An Lingrong's promise to heart - after all, with the example of Concubine Xu, it was hard for her to believe that someone would really be willing to make plans for her.

But An Lingrong did it anyway, and even told herself that she had left a sum of money with Miss Liu outside the palace, just waiting for the empress dowager to recover from her illness, fake her death, and successfully escape from the palace.

"I will ask someone to send you medicine. When the Queen Mother recovers, your health will gradually deteriorate. By the time the Queen Mother recovers, it will be time for you to pass away.

The name Ye Lanyi can no longer be used from now on. "

Ye Lanyi nodded. She was still shocked by Ling Rong's arrangement, and her eyes were a little dazed when she looked over.

"This can only be done once, and whether it will succeed depends on God's will.

But I have done my best, Ye promised, you can take care of yourself. "

"But," Ye Lanyi suddenly interrupted Ling Rong, "Why do you want to help me? I still can't figure it out."

Ling Rong fell silent. She hadn't figured out why she should help Ye Lan'yi. After all, she had a distant relationship with this person in her past and present lives, and helping her didn't seem to bring her any corresponding rewards.

"Because I don't like Concubine Xu, I don't want her to have a capable helper like you."